Gifts for new parents…I love thinking about stuff like this, semi-embarrassing as it is (there are bigger concerns in the world, etc). I love making lists and daydreaming about The Perfect Afternoon. So as a public service, here are some suggestions for gifts for new parents. Feel free to email this link to your family [...]

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A very late Earth Day post.
This article by Michael Pollan, from the most recent New York Times magazine, provides a great discussion of the factors that contribute to our current excessive energy consumption and proposes some solutions.
Growing food in Tucson is tough but doable, right? People grow all sorts of food here. I’m just intimidated [...]

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We went to the St. Phillip’s Plaza farmers’ market last week (for the first time!) and were impressed by the variety and quality of the goods, especially the produce–and it’s December! Some gorgeous lettuce and delicious tomatoes that were inexplicably described by the seller as tasting “better than a tomato”.  Some really amazing goat cheese, [...]

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Our friend Kelly Watters is a fabulous baker (that’s her pecan pie above, captured deliciously by Josh Schachter –no stock pastry photos here, folks!), and she is making pies to order this holiday season as a way to raise funds for a very cool project. Kelly, market manager for the Community Food Bank, and her [...]

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We love Barrio Brewing, our kid-friendly neighborhood bar (okay, that makes us sound like unfit parents, but we’re not, we swear). It has a smoke-free outdoor seating area that has the coolest view of downtown–from the southwest, an unusual angle from which to see the buildings. The train tracks run right past the parking lot, and best [...]

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We knew Baby Club Congress was a guaranteed hit when everyone we ran into this past September, mama or not, mentioned it to us. The emails burned up the internet. Sure enough, the inaugural event sold out well in advance. We were anticipating this, and got our tickets early on. Fun was had by all [...]

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