• Celebrations, DIY

    Mama’s Michloach Manot

    I typically choose a children’s book to inspire our Purim costumes. Last year, I chose “A Tale of Five Balloons” which is a well-known Israeli book. We included my parents to get…

  • Celebrations, DIY

    Eitan’s Mishloach Manot

    I am a big fan of Purim. So big, in fact, that I always coordinate my mishloach manot theme with our costume theme. Unfortunately, now that my son has opinions, he gets…

  • DIY

    Hannah’s Closet

    I have lived in a lot of places, with a lot of closets. I have lived in spaces with no drawers and a closet 3′ wide. I have lived in spaces with…

  • DIY

    Re-facing the fireplace

    This was a job. That we completed over a year ago. Sorry… life with a renovation. First, there was the planning. We had a brick fireplace. The only change we made to…

  • Arts & Crafts, Celebrations

    Kiddo Seder

    I’m planning early this year! Last year, I was really on top of kashering, but I wasn’t thrilled with how much we included Eitan in the seder. It’s really hard to have…

  • Celebrations, Food

    Mishloach Manot

    Purim is one of my favorite holidays. I love the silliness combined with the serious aspect of tzedakah and gifts for friends. I also love to choose a theme and run it…

  • DIY

    The Living Room Fireplace

    My only home goal for this Covid winter has already been accomplished! I had planned to re-face our living room fireplace for a while, and winter seemed like the perfect time to…

  • Celebrations, Food

    Jews on Christmas

    So what do we do??? Nothing is open. It’s not a holiday for us. Covid continues to prevent our eating out, and the idea of going into Brookline to get kosher Chinese…

  • Food

    Easy Tortilla Espanola

    We fell in love with tortilla espanola on our trip to Spain. However, whenever I tried to re-create it, I was confounded by the cooking methods. If you only use the stove…

  • DIY

    The Porch

    I just can’t keep still. Even during the height of Covid, I needed to keep working on something, to improve our home. The only place that is truly separate from the rest…