Tour of Missouri

Monday was Labour Day, a holiday here in the US (like in many developed nations) that celebrates the worth of the worker… though we are not too sure just how many Americans would know that… in any case, it was a lovely day to finish up a rather variable long weekend. We set off for […]

Culmination of Craft Week

The sewing machine and all my craft materials have been taking over the dining room all week, so I thought I better get finished up for a few days so we can clear the clutter. Also, the holiday weekend has turned into a washout of St Louis-style monsoony thunderstorms, so indoors activities were the order […]

Madsen Cycles

The crazy people at Madsen Cycles are giving away one of their AMAZING bikes each week!! I dream of getting back on the bike with Kaz, and imagine putting him and the groceries in the basket… sigh… Anyway, do click on the link at the right of this post and send some traffic their way […]

Crafty Sewing Week

After burbling on about how annoying it is that the pool closes this coming weekend while the sunny hot weather will probably go on and on (last year it went into late October) and bleating about how summer is NOT over etc etc… the weather took a turn on the weekend and the mornings and […]

…and Hand Picked

In our continued programme of finding lovely outdoor things to do on the weekends while the sun still shines, we set out early yesterday morning to pick the last of the summer blackberries and some Encore Peaches that have just come onstream at Wind Ridge Farm near Wentzville, about 45min drive away. It was the […]

Home Grown…

Last time I posted a recipe, I looked back later on the post and realised how lazy and contrary my cooking had become… In principle, I am all for food that is fresh, locally sourced, organic where possible (and this is not always possible on our reduced budget) and tasty. I am not a big […]

Walking for Congo Women

This time last year I was beginning to drum up support for the St Louis Run for Congo Women. I managed to encourage several friends to join me, and though I didn’t end up raising much money myself, between us we did contribute something to the cause. I was 6 months pregnant at the time […]

Walking the ‘Hood

This week we received our new Phil & Ted’s Metro Backpack in the post (well, not the new model we had ordered, but that is another story)… just in time. Kazuo has been rapidly expanding and so our evening walks around the neighbourhood in the witching hour between dinner and bedtime had been rather a […]

How About Lists…

On a more cheery note, this week I discovered that on 29 July, How About Orange – one of my fav design/craft blogs – has a link to Vale Design‘s wonderful printable lists: I am a bit of a list geek and so I immediately downloaded them all and printed them out to adorn my […]

Torture

Tonight I am leading my first local meeting for the St Louis chapter of Amnesty International. We are examining the use of Torture by the USA in particular, and I am presenting material that will hopefully give us a focus for action that spurs the current government onto seeking accountability for the atrocities carried out […]