Food + Holidays

Some of the fondest memories of my childhood are of Christmas.  The wishes and the hope of the season.  The anticipation started in October, when the weather would turn cooler and the JCPenney Wish Book would arrive in our...

My husband and I often reminisce about our saltine crackers with peanut butter days. If we had a particularly good paycheck back then, we’d use bread and feel like total ballers. (Now, my number one priority is meal planning...

Okay, I get it. You’ve barely finished digging yourself out from this latest round of early December snow and here I am telling you why you should love Duluth’s seemingly relentless winters. It may feel impossible while your entire...

There are so many opportunities to find a great Easter Brunch, Egg Hunts, and Activities in Duluth this Easter! We have everything we know about listed here, along with ideas for Easter Basket fillers for family and friends. We will...

It’s November. And that means every family photographer you know currently has a diet consisting of coffee and Halloween candy and hasn’t showered in approximately six weeks (don’t worry, we all have backup deodorant in our car). As a photographer,...

When we first started telling people I was pregnant with our firstborn naturally the first question was, “When are you due??” To which we responded, “December 22!” People almost always had the same response: Sympathy. People already felt sorry...

Protect Your Skin  Every woman wants her skin to look and feel as healthy as possible. This is especially true as the years pass by. However, while the aging axioms like “age is just a number” and “you’re only as...

Ah, autumn. As Camus once said, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." Fall is time of grounding, a time of rebirth, a time to let go of old worries and open yourself up to...

Today was messy. It was another day that started like the rest that I am always thankful for. Our family of four was up before the sun rose. My son may or may not have been up and fussing a...

It's that time of year.  School is almost out... or out for some kiddos already! What are we going to do to fill the extra time our children spend at home? As a preschool teacher and a mom, I'm practically...