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Emil from Lonneberga is a small Swedish boy, who constantly gets himself into a world of trouble in Astrid Lindgren’s heartwarming books. He lives on a farm with his parents, sister, a witless milk maid and their farmhand – Alfred. Alfred is Emil’s best friend and they have each other’s back. It is Emil, who […]
It started in the car on the way home as I picked them up. The big one took the little one’s monkey and the little one showed the world his impressive new crying technique where he opens his mouth and makes a sound a firetruck would envy.
Home, they fought over the Legos. (“Waaaaahhhh!”)
Then the […]
So, there sits my 6-year old. All the toys in the world, every convenience at his fingertips, in a loving, safe home with lots of everything with a bunch of extra lots of everything on top. And he whines. And is incredibly and provokingly ungrateful. Goes trough what appears to be the pain of having […]
It is the middle of February and I am feeling it.
My kids have little eczema-looking patches of dry skin not matter how much creme I apply. They are pale with purple rings under their eyes. The vitamin pills just cannot make up for what we need. Sun.
Ah, the sun. The life that goes […]
Back when my now 2-year old was a baby, he would not take a pacifier. This meant that he nursed A LOT! Without being hungry, he would sit on my chest like a big meat-brooch. He’d get very upset if I removed him. I tried all kinds of things and none of it worked.
I promised to display the other side of the coin when I said that it sucks getting older.
Here goes:
(In random order.)
10. Vanity. Oh, who cares? Comfort RULES!
9. Wisdom. I am so much wiser. Although sometimes you wouldn’t know it.
8. Autonomy. I can do what I want. Chocolate ice […]
Ever doubt whether or not YOU have a kid? Well…
You know you have a kid when:
You wake up with an eczema-looking pattern of little dots in your skin, stemming from those Legos you slept on – uncomfortably but too tired to care You completely melt when you ask for a hug and a little guy with a […]
It is Monday morning and the house is quiet. Hubby left for work and the wee ones are in school and kindergarden, respectively. We are now in the middle of October and the cold is setting in. I still haven’t been struck by a thunderbolt of enlightenment to tell me how I should proceed with […]
I have a great love to share but I am afraid of opening that can of worms. I am afraid I will not be able to contain myself. And also, thinking about it makes me ache with longing. Nut a dull ache, more like a sharp pain right in my chest. But. Here goes:
I […]
It is fall and hence time to dig up a bunch of roots and stick ’em in the oven. I love to fill the oven with beets, potatoes, celery, bell peppers, pumpkin, onions, sweet potatoes, squash, eggplant etc.
It is everything it should be – apart from being very comforting, it it inexpensive, healthy and […]
A couple of weeks ago, I went on our annual “mother-daughter-shopping-spree” with my mother. I am unemployed and she is retired, so we mostly looked. I came home with coffee – how is that for sexy shopping??!!
In the high end of town, she fell absolutely in love with a pair of shoes. They were […]
Dear Cinda
Should I quit my Pilates classes?
It feels good afterwards but all I can think of while doing it is that the instructor is evil and how much it hurts.
Love,
the lazy cow
Dear Lacy Cow,
The instructor IS evil and it DOES hurt. Try asking your […]
Salads.
I love to make them and I love to eat them.
I have compiled a small collection of my most recent salads. You might have seen some of them before but I promise that there are also new ones that will make your mouth water.
Ready? Set? Salad!
In a dressing of light Hellman’s […]
Off to a flying start!!
Only a few hours after posting our new feature: “Ask Cinda!!”, I had my first mail from a reader, who asks a tough question. I have been pounding away ever since – as the sailor told the nun.
So without further a-doo: Our first “Ask Cinda!!”
Dear Cinda,
Thanks […]
