Monthly archive May, 2012
urban recipe: simple summer salad

urban recipe: simple summer salad

The unexpected sun in Vancouver is making me extra chipper these days. Extra doses of vitamin D seem to call for crisp, fresh salads. Since summer is soon to arrive, I like to squeeze the most out of it, including the nice fresh food available. (Before I know it we’ll be back to soups and...
urban favourite: muslin swaddling cloth

urban favourite: muslin swaddling cloth

Babies are adorable, especially when they are snug as a bug. From birth, a baby likes the secure and warm feeling of the womb, and swaddling helps to recreate that familiar environment. The art of swaddling itself dates back to 4000 B.C., with records showing the Egyptians wrapping their babies in muslin. When our son...

weaned

Eighteen months later, my son is officially weaned. It’s been 4 weeks since this fellow has nursed and it really just hit me. By the end it was just here and there, and I’m so glad he was able to do it on his own terms. Mind you, the flu over Easter long weekend was...