Rita Buettner

Most years when the school year ends, I take off from work for the first week of summer break. The boys and I have a week of fun. We hit arcades, eat and explore our way through the area, and sometimes throw in an overnight trip to see our cousins in New York. This year […]

We are in a sweet honeymoon period with our new pet birds. Everything they do is fascinating.

What have we learned over the past three months?

Everyone needs a little project during this stay-at-home time.

When I feel helpless, I try to pick one thing and do it well. The other night I set everything aside to make a pie.

It brings with it a small reminder to hold onto hope—even when it might seem easier to give up.

I almost think it would be worth it to make bread just to fill the house with the scent of bread cooking.