JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I appreciated this article in Sunday’s Seattle Times Abundance reconsidered describing celiac disease as well as food allergies, intolerance and special diets. Writer William Dietrich asks questions: “Why, after a 20th century that saw the average American lifespan lengthen by more than 25 years, does there seem to be a precipitous rise in allergies such […]

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Hey, just wondering if anyone out there has a good recipe that uses a bag of cranberries? I put one in my shopping cart the other day (absent-mindedly? sucker for a sale?), forgetting that we usually just eat the canned jellied stuff (Ted’s favorite). I don’t think I’ve made cranberry relish from scratch since our […]

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Me: Elisabeth can you say “no”? Elisabeth shakes her head from side to side. Me: Good, Elisabeth. Can you say “yes”? Elisabeth shakes her head from side to side. Abigail: How old will you be when I am 16? Me: OLD Abigail: Will you be a grandma? Me: I hope not!

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Gleanings from a Northwest garden in November Last time I had tomato plants, when it got too cold, I tried to ripen the still-green fruits by wrapping them in newspaper and hiding them in a cool cupboard. I must have done something wrong because instead of ripening, they rotted. This year I was about to […]

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Twice tonight Elisabeth stood up, from the floor, and then took two steps, before falling back down. How fun to watch her learn to walk! Through the past year, her face has changed so much. It’s hard to remember the little baby she once was, who we brought home from the hospital, barely big enough […]

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