It hasn’t escaped my notice that the internet is buzzing right now with back-to-school wisdom, especially in the realm of lunch packing. Some school districts began the new academic year as early as last week; many others, today; and still
Tag: Household organization
Lately, I feel like RRG has gotten a little heavy on the rants…a little light on the recipes. This is not a problem for me, a human being born with too many words to speak or write in a lifetime,
It can be done! Actual food — honest-to-goodness, from scratch, unprocessed food — can be served at a child’s birthday party, and it can be good, and the other kids and their families can eat it and enjoy it. I
It’s my blogaversary! I can’t believe it, but exactly one year ago, I published the very first post here on Red, Round, or Green. So much has changed in my life since those beginning words that it’s hard to even
As usual, blogger Bettina over at The Lunch Tray got me thinking today with her response to a widely circulated op-ed by the brilliant Mark Bittman. Bittman’s piece makes the impassioned — and well-reasoned, which is unusual when people start
Tonight I have to start by expressing my heartfelt thanks to everyone who read and commented on my last post, whether here on the blog, on my Facebook page, or in person. It meant a lot to me that so
Farmer’s Market Haul, July 9 This is Saturday’s Farmer’s Market Haul. One of the best feelings in the world has got to be hearing a little voice insist, “I go to the Farmer’s Market, too, Mom!” P. was more than
Recently a faithful reader, Kim, commented that she enjoys getting perspectives on the weird and often frustrating things my kids do at the dinner table, because it helps her (as the mother of a toddler herself) remember that her own
The thermometer on the cooling device in my attic office currently reads 90 degrees. It’s not a long, contemplative blogging type of evening. Luckily, I don’t have to take much time to sound off about a particular abomination that was
It officially feels like summer now (in case you haven’t been able to tell from my posts this week). We’re heading into July, and the weather has been balmy — heck, even downright humid and sticky, some days, which is