Day three in San Francisco was one of the highlights of the entire trip for me. We went to Boudin Bakery on the wharf for a tour of their San Francisco museum as well as their sourdough bakery. As it turns out, the Boudin sourdough starter, their “Mother Dough” has been around since the beginning of San Francisco and was the one thing that Mother Boudin saved from the burning building during the fires of 1906. If you know anything…
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Without fail, if I’m working in the yard, my toddler wants to work in the yard. With the big heavy grown up sized shovels and rakes. It quickly becomes frustrating for both of us, but he’s not content with the small plastic toy shovel I keep offering. Apparently, it just doesn’t get the job done for him. I’ve searched high and low and I may have found the perfect solution at Main Street Supply. The website is decidedly no-frills, but…
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My husband and I take very different approaches on socks. I have literally three pairs of socks. Mike has about fifty. At least. I go sockless (obviously) about 350 days a year—the days that I’m not wearing my favorite pair of knee-high gray striped socks. (The other two pairs of socks I own just sit uselessly in my drawer.) Mike’s socks end up strewn about the house in whichever places he has chosen to take them off. And on laundry…
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So I went on vacation. And gained at least eight pounds, of the non-muscle variety. I’ve made a lovely little list for you so you too can gain a full pant size while on your own summer vacation. 1. The first chance you get, find a Trader Joe’s and head to the frozen aisle. That would be the one in the middle. On the sides you will see all manner of treats. Go straight to the spot nearest the registers…
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For almost two years weve been eating vegetarian or vegan twice a week and seafood twice a week. I guess you could consider us part-time vegetarians. Eating this way keeps us from overloading our diets with too much meat or dairy and cuts down on our grocery bill. It forces us to eat more fresh produce and to shop locally so the produce actually has flavor. It is extremely eco-friendly to eat vegetarian twice a week; eating meat takes a…
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This is one of my hubby’s favorite desserts. Though it’s not the least bit glamorous or gourmet, it’s great for casual celebrations. My mother often made it for my summer birthday or Father’s Day. It can be made completely or partially ahead of time, and requires zero baking skills. It hardly requires any skills at all! Perfect. And the kids can help, too. Really, do you know any dad that doesn’t love ice cream and cookies? Definitely an indulgence, which…
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It’s been a little bit of madness around here trying to unpack, remembering what time zone I’m in, and getting ready for this party! In all my de-vacationing haste, I totally neglected to introduce my amazing guest mama this week, Vanessa Brown. She’s already shared two posts with us, and as you can see she’s a bit of a foodie. In a really really good way. Welcome Vanessa. Hi, I’m Vanessa! I’m so excited to be guest blogging at Petit…
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Day 2 in San Francisco: we checked out of The Argonaut and headed across town to the Americania Hotel in the SOMA district, a great place a little out of the touristy bottleneck. The Americania has the coolest, laid back, hipster vibe to it. When you check in there are free Jelly Belly’s for the kids and a chair in the lobby that spins! Exhibit A: The whole hotel has a really fun, eclectic, hipster vibe to it, with board…
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My toddler and I tapped into our creativity to make some sweet Father’s Day cards this morning, each one original, finger-painted with love. We both had fun and enjoyed the leftovers. A great little project for pre-schoolers. you will need: 1 small package instant pudding, prepared & chilled (for our bears, we used chocolate pudding. you could use vanilla tinted with food coloring) heavy duty paper/cardstock a template to trace onto your card OR a free-hand outline (truck, fish, bear, anything…
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