Author: Calamity Jane

  • Family Food Revolution: Eating Vegetables at Every Meal

    ***Today’s guest post is from Holli, who blogs at Scratch Treehouse. I requested this subject, since she had referred to her journey a few times in comments. I think most of us could use a little encouragement in the kids-eating-veggies department…. Thanks Holli!*** ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I was eight months pregnant with baby number two. Baby number…

  • How to Thrift

    ***Today’s guest writer explains herself, but let me just say that although she lives a mere two hours away from our New Orleans home, we met here in cyberspace and have never met otherwise. The internet is a strange and glorious beast.*** :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hello fabulous Apron Stringz readers, I’m Charlotte and I blog at Living…

  • Potty Humor

    ***This week’s guest post is by Michelle of A Mom Next Door. Just a warning, it’s going to make you snort coffee up your nose. Put the cup down.*** :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Calamity, thanks for offering the chance to guest on your blog. It was very inspiring to write for an audience of people enthralled by your…

  • Farewell New Orleans

    We leave today, in six hours. What am I doing blogging, right? Well, amazingly, I am feeling pretty on top of things. Both kids are sleeping late after a 4yo complete meltdown at 12:30 last night. Her screaming was so heart rending, so disturbing, I was literally afraid someone might call the cops. Unless they…

  • Horse Packing in the Idaho Wilderness

    Today’s guest post is from Arrowleaf. It’s not about mothering, or cooking, or gardening or making your own. Instead, it’s a tiny vacation from all our sometimes hum-drum revolution of domestic work. A trip to the wilderness of Idaho, to live vicariously through her once-in-a-lifetime experience packing horses. Thanks Arrowleaf, this is just what I…