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Kate in her brand new Radio Flyer wagon. She got it from her grandparents for her first birthday (we opened it early). She loves it! Smiles the whole time she’s riding in it.

Kate’s been such a messy eater lately, I figured it was just easier to feed her naked. She had duck liver pate and avocado — and yes, it ended up in her hair.

Sometimes I’m so busy, I don’t even have time to fry eggs or make a smoothie. Here’s an extremely fast, very healthy breakfast you can make when you are on the run: 1 cup raw milk, kefir or a combination 2 egg yolks Just mix the egg yolks in with a fork. If it is [...]

OK this is crazy. About six weeks ago, I buried a bunch of vegetable scraps in the garden. I didn’t have a compost bin set up yet, so I was just burying my scraps directly into my beds. Look what happened! I accidentally grew beets and what looks like some kind of onion. I always [...]

Here’s the soup: Sprouted lentils (soaked overnight in warm water, whey and sea salt), a whole lot of homemade chicken stock, a little water, about a pound of ham, plus onion, carrots, turnips, celery and a bouquet garni of thyme, oregano, and Italian parsley from the garden. The marrow bones are defrosting. I’ll roast them [...]

Kate clowning around on our morning walk:

Kate’s watching Charlie & Lola. When I finish my cup of coffee, I am going to take her for a walk this morning (before breakfast even!) — to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. I’m not even going to change her out her jammies. Who’ll know? I decided to make lentil soup for dinner. Last [...]