On this week’s episode, inspired by SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission, Dom and Melanie discuss watching the liftoff and splashdown then stargazing and seeing the ISS pass overhead. Plus three soups and three apple desserts; YA novels set in... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, is apple-picking season the best season? Dom and Melanie make the case, talk about their favorite orchard, then discuss some new recipes, including apple cider donut cake and ranch fried pork chops. Plus, they talk... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, the best New England season is beginning and Dom and Melanie are ready for it, including starting with homeschooling, getting out in the great weather, cooking all the great produce. Plus they discuss a dark episode of... [Continue Reading]
or some time, I resisted the hot new trend of the Personal Knowledge apps that productivity bloggers, vloggers, and podcasters have been promoting. Why did I need yet another place to put information? I already had Evernote for web clippings and... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, from summer to fall, it’s a time of transition and Dom and Melanie are experiencing some of them. From long-delayed Scouting promotions to their beloved pastor getting a new assignment to schooling starting up... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, while the oldest kids are off at summer camp, Dom and Melanie learn what it’s like to have only two kids again; go camping themselves; make grilled Korean short ribs; read books about burgers and about rebels and... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, it’s a new phase for Dom and Melanie as their oldest kids go to sleep-away summer camp for the first time; they sneak in an anniversary celebration among the packing; watch Marvel’s What If?; and get an... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, why did Dom and Melanie celebrate Bl. Solanus Casey with ice cream? Plus it’s Melanie’s birthday; Dom goes to an Episcopal service; great recipes for easy BBQ pulled pork and Mexican eggplant; and book and... [Continue Reading]
Over the past 18 months since March 2020, my family and I have been neither anti-mask nor anti-vaccine. We have followed the general recommendations for keeping us safe from the coronavirus COVID-19: wearing masks in public before a vaccination... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, Dom and some of the kids go on a canoe trip and get some wild weather, while Melanie and the other kids who stayed home lose a valued “friend”. Plus reviewing “Monsters (2010)”; making hot and... [Continue Reading]