Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

I had a surprising conversation with a younger gal recently (I'll call her Tina). She was bemoaning the fact that her mother had never nurtured her while she was growing up. Tina was obviously very up...

My two-year-old grandson came to stay last week. Halfway through his stay, he came down with a cold. His nose was runny and he had a cough. As I watched him deal with sickness, I noticed a difference ...

I love my fellow blogger Kristina's attitude on mothering. She just returned from a three week road/camping trip with her family and she had a wonderful time. That in itself is mind-boggling to me. I ...

In my Easy Blueberry Galette blog, I promised you that I would share my go-to recipe for zucchini quiche. I've been making this quiche since 1987 when I tore the recipe out of a magazine. That's how w...

It's berry season! And, that means all kinds of yummy berry treats. Whether you call it a galette, a rustic tart or a crostini, one thing I'm sure of is that you will call this delicious! This recipe ...

Do you have that one thing in your life that you treasure and would prefer to keep to yourself? That's hard when you're a mom and your family thinks everything that's yours belongs to the whole family...

MY HUSBAND: "Um, why did you hug the package guy?" A surprisingly large number of our conversations start with: "Why did you hug ..." (the store clerk, the lady at the gas station, the stranger on the...

In a few days, I will have been married for forty years. Forty Years! As I said to my granddaughter, "I'm not even close to being forty myself yet!" Her response was a very deadpan, "Yes you are, you'...

Recently, I had a mouse in my house. Normally, I think mice are pretty cute. But, not when they're scurrying around my feet! I have a go-to move when faced with small, furry things running around the ...

Summer is upon us! The kids are out of school and are looking for fun things to do. Fresh produce is cropping up in Farmer's Markets and gardens are starting to go crazy. Summer brings both blessings ...