• The Not So Yummy Snack

    Our cat loves to be outside.  Unfortunately there is a leash law for cats in our city, and there are some people in our neighborhood that get very, very upset when our cat roams around, so we try to only  take him outside with a leash.  It feels more than…

  • Tall Ships

      Nine tall ships (at least I think it was nine) sailed into the harbor on Thursday during the parade of entry for the tall ship festival.  Because 250,000 people were out and about to see their arrival, and for good reason, because the ships are so wonderful and magestic,…

  • Random

    Last week, along with some incredibly delicious zucchini muffins, I experimented with a recipe called “morning muffins” and baked the most disgusting muffins I’ve ever eaten.  I literally took a bite and gagged.  I’ve determined that shredded carrots do not belong in muffins.  All of the kidlets tried them just…

  • Camping on Madeline Island

    As we were trudging through the slow and cold spring months and planning our our summer months, Dr. Peds and I decided that we should do some camping this year.  We hadn’t been camping since Mr. TOF was born because of various reasons, one of which was that we had…

  • Peace Bell

    A few years ago The Peace Bell, written by Duluth author Margi Preus, was published.  For some reason, I never managed to get ahold of a copy and read it to my kidlets.  However, when I was shopping at the library used book sale a couple of weeks ago I…

  • Summertime Tree Climbing

    This tree at Hartley and its sister tree nearby just never get old for us.  It’s such a big gnarled mess of tree.  There’s so much laughing and whooping and hollering and joy.  There are leaps and careful footwork, and there’s the joy that you have climbed far above your…