tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post8979799516346061915..comments2024-03-29T07:03:28.783-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Wild Weed Quesadillas + 7 Asparagus RecipesBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-41177384578585314322015-06-03T22:02:53.094-04:002015-06-03T22:02:53.094-04:00Whenever you’re part of a group or team (not neces...Whenever you’re part of a group or team (not necessarily in competition or close contact) in which everyone is subject to the same rules and information, it can be tough for every individual to keep track of every change, update or revision of exactly those. But if there are people in that group who take their time and care enough to share, this challenge becomes a whole lot more manageable.<br /><a href="http://www.kizi99.com/" rel="nofollow">Kizi 99</a> | <a href="http://www.frivkids.us/" rel="nofollow">Friv Kids</a> | <a href="http://www.kizi99.info/" rel="nofollow">Kizi 99</a> | <a href="http://www.frivpc.com/" rel="nofollow">friv</a> <br /><br />gry Yoobhttp://www.gryyoob.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-44108687104680307882015-05-21T12:47:36.451-04:002015-05-21T12:47:36.451-04:00Okay! I added it! Thank you for requesting it, dea...Okay! I added it! Thank you for requesting it, dear MG.BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-1391698002341536182015-05-17T16:01:11.867-04:002015-05-17T16:01:11.867-04:00Oh, Catherine-- are you trying to kill me? First ...Oh, Catherine-- are you trying to kill me? First you post that beautiful, wrenching piece on babies (and not having them) and then you teach me how to make Hollandaise in 2 minutes? Your posts are wonderful, but dangerous. -CarolineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-72846487665897263822015-05-15T14:38:35.921-04:002015-05-15T14:38:35.921-04:00I just went over and read your piece at the Mid, a...I just went over and read your piece at the Mid, and then I clicked on your name and found a bunch more! And at first I was mad that I didn't know about them before (you are not always good at self-promotion (-: , but then again I could have easily just missed the links), but then it quickly changed to that happy-cookie-binge feeling that I got to sit and read them all at once. And this goes without saying at this point, but they made me cry (and laugh, too!). Oh, you!<br /><br />-Lorencraftsisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583285347680507970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-88319149302581954282015-05-15T09:10:10.895-04:002015-05-15T09:10:10.895-04:00Wait, the Delicious Dip link isn't working any...Wait, the Delicious Dip link isn't working anymore. Recipe please!Ooniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162162953846737959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-2560252825951517012015-05-14T01:23:10.098-04:002015-05-14T01:23:10.098-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Black Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928270328595732869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-66460288020047337902015-05-14T01:19:22.430-04:002015-05-14T01:19:22.430-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Black Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928270328595732869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-22121436671165181312015-05-13T11:55:19.601-04:002015-05-13T11:55:19.601-04:00Oh, you beautiful soul. Your piece at themid left ...Oh, you beautiful soul. Your piece at themid left me weeping. Thank you!Jessica Malionekhttp://www.thecounterstool.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-91186865559232445902015-05-13T09:16:42.043-04:002015-05-13T09:16:42.043-04:00We have tons of wild plants around us for eating, ...We have tons of wild plants around us for eating, but I am unsure about chomping through the fennel at the end of our road because it grows in the drainage area where the lawn chemicals from our less eco-conscious neighbors run off. How do you balance the healthy outdoor eating with the decidedly icky settings? Clearly you have some words of wisdom here since you ate plants in Central Park.SeeTryFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782835355960085067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-86281109669705856212015-05-13T07:04:54.422-04:002015-05-13T07:04:54.422-04:00Ben and Birdy are shockingly gorgeous. Mine at th...Ben and Birdy are shockingly gorgeous. Mine at the same ages are much more in that awkward stage that we all love so much from our own middle school pictures. Unfair. Must be all the wild greens you serve them!Amyhttp://www.passingunderstanding.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-47827289734095989122015-05-12T23:43:42.766-04:002015-05-12T23:43:42.766-04:00Gah. Your voice in this essay is MINE. I mean, it&...Gah. Your voice in this essay is MINE. I mean, it's fine, too. (:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-81108928563229577322015-05-12T23:42:33.533-04:002015-05-12T23:42:33.533-04:00We are having almost daily conversations over here...We are having almost daily conversations over here about whether to try for a third baby. We have a 6 and a 3, and things are both getting easier in all the expected ways and the yearning is increasing for just one more helping of the babyness. Plus just the possibility of another person in our family, one more kiddo to watch in wonder. I already feel like your voice in this essay is fine - am I chasing the youth and wonder of the babies or of my own earlier self? I don't know! <br /><br />Also, dandelion pesto is wonderful wonderful wonderful; I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried it (and thinks, just possibly, that dandelions are a little crazy-bitter in most other forms.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-72896797669865212872015-05-12T23:27:06.481-04:002015-05-12T23:27:06.481-04:00As commenters do, I was thinking how insightful an...As commenters do, I was thinking how insightful and new it would be if I mentioned how Ben looks like Michael, but I have been scooped and you surely know anyway. Loved the linked piece although 39 was kind of a decade ago. Shoot.BeeBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393355368344727734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-82745988649436025962015-05-12T22:44:08.920-04:002015-05-12T22:44:08.920-04:00Oh man, that Mid piece really really got me. such ...Oh man, that Mid piece really really got me. such bittersweetness, like the wild plants.6512 and growinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992480917176737462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-35145254872791713882015-05-12T21:10:03.283-04:002015-05-12T21:10:03.283-04:00My oldest is fifteen next month and my baby is cre...My oldest is fifteen next month and my baby is creeping up on three, with a ten and twelve between them. I am like a sampler platter of messy mama feels. And yes, I sniff all their heads. As usual, I feel a profuse need to thank you for getting it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516133480892843704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-20589569280530763442015-05-12T20:08:14.395-04:002015-05-12T20:08:14.395-04:00"baby-head smell' just brought actual tea..."baby-head smell' just brought actual tears to my eyes. Oh, yes, that smell!! Mine are 15, 12, and almost 7 and I'm becoming THAT mom who's on the constant verge of bawling in the grocery store whenever she sees a new mom with a baby in a carseat! thanks for the beautiful piece!michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-63282931708314408342015-05-12T18:10:53.380-04:002015-05-12T18:10:53.380-04:00"given the whole beard situation" - ikr...."given the whole beard situation" - ikr. what is up with the beard situation?dale in denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-74117269159952498492015-05-12T17:48:31.270-04:002015-05-12T17:48:31.270-04:00Now I read the other piece and am crying. :(Now I read the other piece and am crying. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-25242571299314366052015-05-12T17:44:22.615-04:002015-05-12T17:44:22.615-04:00Jesus Christ, Ben is a man! Yikes!
Mine are 12 a...Jesus Christ, Ben is a man! Yikes! <br /><br />Mine are 12 and 15, too, but both girls. It's a bittersweet time.<br /><br />KerynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-14099311229936764972015-05-12T14:36:24.236-04:002015-05-12T14:36:24.236-04:00They are so big! I loved they no more babies piece...They are so big! I loved they no more babies piece. I just have to remember in the midst of chaos, how much I am going to miss this.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789220521394306503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-24327062320004829172015-05-12T12:06:32.467-04:002015-05-12T12:06:32.467-04:00Also your post about babies made me cry. I am stra...Also your post about babies made me cry. I am straddling both worlds now and it is so odd. Still dragging a preschooler afraid of bees to track meets, yet baby-free and officially an old mom at preschool pickup.Nowheymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977594440010163078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-25482304145829142712015-05-12T11:57:36.189-04:002015-05-12T11:57:36.189-04:00For a second I thought Ben was Michael. Wow.
Than...For a second I thought Ben was Michael. Wow.<br /><br />Thanks to you, I pick purslane at the bus stop. I've also been making your Asparagus with Delicious Dip almost nightly. I'm making it from memory which means I'm probably forgetting an ingredient. Garlic?Nowheymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977594440010163078noreply@blogger.com