Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

As I watched my grandson stare in awe at the yellow water coming out of his body (he's potty-training) I wanted to laugh. But, as I thought more about it I realized that eliminating yellow water out o...

There are so many fancy, new-fangled things that make motherhood easier now. I really wish some of them had been around when I was raising kids. But, sometimes simple is good too. In the old days, wom...

Some people wait all year for Pumpkin Spice Lattes to come back. I am not one of those people. I can live quite happily without ever having another Pumpkin Spiced coffee. To me, Pumpkin Spice (which w...

Yesterday, I drove around town with zucchini in my car. I was hoping I would run into someone I knew and could slip some into their backseat (I'm not kidding!). Because, as summer ends, my zucchini ha...

I was cleaning out my bathroom vanity and found a box of old fingernail polish. I'm sure some of the bottles had been in there for a decade or more. It felt wasteful to throw them away, so I did some ...

At my age, it's sometimes easy to believe that my worth here on earth has diminished. After all, I've raised my kidsand they are off living their own lives. I've "passed the torch" to the next generat...

Back-To-School is a little weird this year, but we're getting used to "weird", aren't we? Whether your kids are homeschooling, remote learning or actually going back to school (with masks on), they de...

Let's face it, we're all getting tired of all the rules and isolation that this Covid virus has brought. With all the uncertainty, a lot of people are dealing with the blues (depression is a more seri...

I have written before about my love of Rice Krispies treats and I shared a recipe for a healthier version. But, my husband is not a fan, because he doesn't like chocolate. Who doesn't love chocolate? ...

When I plant my garden, I have this tendency to stick all of my seeds in the ground at once. I know you're supposed to stagger the planting so that your produce doesn't all ripen at once, but I don't ...