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We talk about cultivating a family food culture: what we want food and eating to feel like in our families, what is working and not working in our family food experience, and resou...

The days are dark and cold, at least in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. We thought it would be fun to share what is bringing us joy, comfort, and generally helping us get th...

We discuss our favorite spaces in our homes, the projects we want to tackle, and how we want our homes to feel.Life latelySarah’s enjoying her newly installed windows and an accomp...

New year’s intentions, 2023We set our intentions for the year, share our words for the year, and discuss specific goals in different categories.Life LatelyAbby shares a toy all six...

We reflect on the past year and discuss our words of the year, how it went in several categories, and do a lightning round of 2022 favorites.Life latelySarah and her family took an...

Our year in books, 2022We share the highs and lows of our reading year as well as our favorite books in fiction, non-fiction, memoir, romance, audio, most-enjoyable, and read-aloud...

Life latelySarah and her family had a lovely Halloween, and Abby gives a winter garden update. Reading latelySarah enjoyed the nonfiction read, Achtung, Baby: An American...

Life latelyAbby successfully completed her longest solo-parenting stretch to date!Sarah is headed into a cold-weather camping weekend; wish her luck!Reading latelyAbby read Mi...

For better or worseWe share the best and worst traits we and our spouses bring to our marriages.Girl Next Door's Best Spouse / Worst Spouse episodeLife LatelyAbby has started her p...

You all submitted a wide variety of questions, and we loved answering them. If you sent in a question, but didn’t hear it, it was probably so meaty that we’re saving it for it’s ow...

Novelty and progressWe share how we feel about novelty and progress, where we most enjoy them in our lives, where we prefer the comfort of the familiar, and how our thoughts have c...

We chat about the seasons, including our favorite and least favorite things about each one, the best seasonal foods, and whether there are seasons we’d skip if we could.Life lately...