“But dad, you never bake,” Erin said, accusingly, when she saw me walk into the kitchen. It’s true, in a hyperbolic way, that I never bake. Emily is the one who enjoys making frostings and batters. She’s the one who requested a stand mixer. She’s the one who likes reading recipes for cupcakes with things…
Author: Backpacking Dad
There’s Definitely a Family Resemblance
Sick Days
When I was a ill as a child, with the flu or pneumonia, and I had to be kept home from school, my parents would often buy some kind of toy or present for me. It was usually army men, and over time I acquired a vast collection of the small, static warriors and their…