Summer zucchini, isn't it so versatile? Also, maybe stores sell zucchini year round, I just never think to look because I only think of zucchini in the summer. Kind of like how eating pumpkin feels wrong any time other than fall. Here's my favorite way to make zucchini: Chop up a zucchini. I like to do it at an angle so I have...

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I've been thinking a bit about how mothering gets easier with every baby. Breastfeeding feels more natural and I feel more relaxed and confident in my way of doing things. I've kept three kids alive this long, so I must be doing something kind of okayish. Anyway, I was thinking the other day about advice I'd give my baby sister when she has...

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Summers here mean the following cycle: Swimming Eat Sleep Swimming Eat Sleep With a few library and duck pond trips thrown in for a chance to wear clothes. We're having a 1950s summer. I've signed my kids up for nothing, save Vacation Bible School, so we have nowhere to go. People ask my plans and I come up with...um...grocery shopping? Maybe mop a...

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