I was always intimidated by the thought of making pie crust from scratch. It seemed like something only a bonafide baker could do. But that is not the case! With a little encouragement from a friend, I started making pie crust from scratch and it's a piece of cake. ;) Click on "Read more
Probably the most common question I received from parents as a Montessori teacher was, "What should we be doing at home?" And my answer was always the same: Read together. Much to my dismay, parents always found this answer wildly disappointing. They wanted to hear answers like, &qu
We are so happy because J is now on holidays for two weeks! It's Sportferien, or Sport Holiday, because Swiss children need to dedicate at least two weeks of their year to skiing. ;) We are doing another big French Toast breakfast Saturday morning, this time with berry compote and whipped cre
Omgosh! Swiss Lark has been nominated for Best Family & Kids blog in Apartment Therapy's The Homies. Currently, I am at number 27 on the list, but wouldn't it be rad to make it into the top 25? Or even 15? ;) Please cast your vote ASAP right here . Today is the very last day to
Last February, we stayed at The Ace Hotel during our trip to Portland. All in all, it was pretty awful. The Ace is a place you visit during the day in order to sit in the lobby where you soak up the impossibly hip decor and use the photo booth. It is not a place you stay with a four-and-a-half-
