Pepper Garden
Finding quality restaurants in the East End is hard. With my mom in town for a visit this weekend, Aline and I tried to take advantage of the babysitting services and try out a new place to eat. Without much success.
Month: February 2009
Is it supper yet
We’ve just finished lunch and Hazel has a full belly. She looks up at me and says: Eat supper? My dad would be so proud.
Valentine’s Day
The Superstore had a special on Belgian waffle makers in their most recent flyer and Aline added it to our grocery list this weekend as something to inspect. At $20, I think it made an excellent Valentine’s Day gift . . . She got to make them. I got to …
- Those Darned Squirrels
Old Man Fookwire is a grump who only likes to paint pictures of birds that visit his backyard. The problem is, they fly south every winter, leaving him sad and lonely. So he decides to get them to stay by putting up beautiful birdfeeders filled with seeds and berries. Unfortunately, the squirrels like the treats, too, and make a daring raid on the feeders. The conflict escalates-until the birds depart (as usual), and the squirrels come up with a plan that charms the old grump.My take: How can you not like a book where you get to say Googlie Mooglie, raise your fist and yell “Those darned squirrels”?
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