
When I was a kid, I learned this thing from my mother. When she would encounter a situation that displeased her, didn’t match up to her standards, or was simply to be ignored completely she would just kind of pat her hands together as if she were washing them. This action meant (in no uncertain [...]
Just a little something to think about today..
Oh dearest YOU, I’m not sure if you get the same way that I do when the seasons are changing, nervous and anticipatory, pacing around the house, readying things for what is to come, cleaning that which seems like it must be cleaned, putting on more clothing, taking it off, reassessing my goals, thinking about [...]
Well my sweets, This is TRULY my favorite month of the year, because it is the month that I celebrate the anniversary of falling in love with my most amazing sweetheart AND the birth of my dearest Medicinal Marzipan – the second love of my life. Both of these adventures have forged in me more [...]

Once a upon a time, on July 9th my sweetheart was born. and I am beyond grateful. Happy Birthday Cookie! p.s. she rarely reads MM, but she might be convinced to come check out birthday messages

The Marzipan Spritzer*: lemonade (fresh is always best) sprig of rosemary a little gin a little prosecco (or club soda if you’d like it less boozy) garnish with a lemon *Hold the booze for a fantastic mocktail. Just dress it up a little by adding some soda water for the bubble factor. * So [...]

Lately I have been thinking a lot about how lovely it would feel to go on vacation. A long vacation. A vacation that looked like this: Marzipan, her sweetheart, her computer, a couple of magazines, cup of coffee, and beach, for approximately 30 days. But we’ll just file that away under Things You Dream About [...]

This was meant to go out yesterday.. but *ahem* I got distracted by a whole lot of cookies and merry-making. xoxo what have y’all been doing to celebrate? and yes.. that is my dressed up, fancy, Christmas ficus. Don’t judge. I prefer to call it my Babar Christmas Tree.

This was not a post that I intended to write, but it has become evident in my work this week that it is such a necessary topic this time of year.. When you’re working with kids this time of year, one thing becomes extremely evident: kids freak out this time of year. It is a culmination [...]

Happy holiday weekend marzipanlings!! I hope that you had a wonderful, relaxing weekend. Things went by too quickly at Casa de Marzipan BUT it was nice to be able to kick back a little and err… write a bajillion papers. VERY exciting let me assure you. I’m just crossing my fingers and praying for some [...]