Palm Friday
This morning at church we focused on the first commandment: ‘you shall have no other gods before me.’ Pastor Murray gave us a helpful acronym …
Read More →Houston shipment
Our Houston shipment arrived at our Cairo home Monday afternoon! We are pleased to have all of our stuff in one place – no more …
Read More →first food
I was not planning to post again so soon, but I’m bursting to share this morning’s milestone: Nikki ate some banana. Silly me, I had …
Read More →five yards to freedom
Today, I made and ate a sandwich for lunch: Egyptian flat bread , beef salami, and individually-wrapped American sliced cheese . All previous times I …
Read More →Egyptian fajitas
I grew up in Texas, and my signature dish ever since high school is fajitas. Fajitas are all about the right ingredients, and I didn’t …
Read More →fab Finnish factoid
Quote from the latest edition of Bumps and Babies : Chocolate contains caffeine, but there’s a good excuse for giving yourself a little treat. A …
Read More →favourite pregnancy things
I’ve been writing about some favourite foods and things that have been making my life more comfortable during pregnancy. For posterity, I thought it would …
Read More →first breakfast
For those of you not familiar with my third-trimester eating habits, I’ll give you a rundown of a typical morning. Wake up. Baby kicks to …
Read More →eating olives
As I write this, I’m snacking on black olives marinated in garlic and herbs. Ben and I picked them up in Kingston market this weekend. …
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