Thursday was Tolkien's birthday. It was also this handsome fellow's 28th birthday: I am so grateful for another wonderful year with Daniel, bane of raccoons, my chicken-wrangling, poetry-writing, sushi-making, ultra-marathon-running, urban farming husband. I love him so much more than I did when I fell head over heels for him almost 12 years ago. I made this Ginger Cranberry Pork … [Read more...]
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My 12 Favorite Carrots Posts of 2012
Happy New Year! Since sharing which 10 posts were the most popular with my readers in 2012, I realized that almost none of my favorite posts made the list! My 10 Books You Must Read to Your Daughter post (viewed almost 200,000 times this year!) came together in an hour. Go figure, right? But some of my posts are the result of days (or weeks) of reflection. Here's a few posts that really came from … [Read more...]
Little HolyDays: Christmas Eve Edition!
The waiting is almost over! Our Lord is almost here! It has been such a joy to observe Advent along with so many of you that participated in this link up. Today I get to "curate" the posts from last week and share my very favorites with you. But I'll be honest, I had a hard time narrowing it down. There were so many beautiful posts. I was inspired by the reflections on Advent and waiting in … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 32
Happy Thanksgiving Eve, dear readers! I fell asleep in Benjamin's bed when I was tucking him in for naptime this afternoon. I woke up looking at his precious sleeping face. Sometimes I'm just floored by the beauty of a sleeping child. I couldn't be more grateful for my two little ones, my wonderful husband and best friend, and our baby on the way. Not to mention our amazing extended family. … [Read more...]
Story of a Blog
Happy Michaelmas! Today is Carrots for Michaelmas’ 3 year blogiversary. Now seems like the right time to confess that the words blog, blogger, blogging, and blogiversary are some of my least favorite words in the English language. But it can’t be helped! There’s no other word for it. Happy Blogiversary to Carrots! Carrots started out simply as a way to document our celebrations of the … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 11
First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all you mamas out there! On Mother's Day I'm also always thinking of mothers-to-be, mothers who've lost children from miscarriage or stillbirth, and all women who suffer from infertility. Praying that Our Lord will grant them all the desire of their hearts! This Mother's Day was the best ever. I woke up next to sweet Lucy and walked out of my bedroom to see … [Read more...]
Notes from the Lone Star State
Lots of new followers here since Simple Mom included 10 Books You Must Read to Your Daughter in the most recent Weekend Links (Thanks, Simple Mom)! Welcome! I am loving the wonderful conversation in the comments of that post. I must have the best readers ever. So many suggestions for books that I can't wait to get my hands on and so much solidarity on the horribleness of Anne the Continuing Story. … [Read more...]
Texas, Our Texas
First of all........WHOA. Overnight, this lil' blog went from receiving 100 hits on an average day to 12,000! Welcome, new followers. And thanks to all the lovely pinners who have been pinning my posts! 10 Books You Must Read to Your Daughter (Or How to Keep Your Daughter from Ending Up Like that Horrid Girl in Twilight) has been viewed thousands of times and I am loving the wonderful conversation … [Read more...]
