Aliens in the Apple

2011s

Tips for new New Yorkers (4)
Franci 29 Dec 2011 Culture Funny things NYC Potentially controversial

Christmas in New York (3)
Franci 27 Dec 2011 Being tourists Christmas NYC

A Merry Christmas to you (1)
Franci 24 Dec 2011 Christmas

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (5)
Ben 23 Dec 2011 Books Culture Thought-provoking

Gingerbread House fun (2)
Franci 22 Dec 2011 Being creative Christmas Food Friends Kids

A Christmas craft afternoon (3)
Franci 20 Dec 2011 Being creative Friends Frugal fun Kids

Nanaimo Bars (7)
Franci 19 Dec 2011 Food Recipes

Lovely hair (2)
Franci 17 Dec 2011 Kids Photography

A visit to the New York City Ballet (5)
Franci 15 Dec 2011 Being tourists Christmas Culture Friends NYC

Getting excited about Christmas (2)
Franci 12 Dec 2011 Apartment living Being creative Christmas Family NYC

Advent is here!
Franci 10 Dec 2011 Being creative Christmas Culture Family Kids

Pizza! (6)
Franci 8 Dec 2011 Food Recipes

Getting into the homeschooling groove (2)
Franci 5 Dec 2011 Education Family Kids

Caring for Creation (11)
Ben 2 Dec 2011 Books Church Culture Potentially controversial

Esther’s turned two! (2)
Franci 1 Dec 2011 Family Kids

AliensInTheApple.com
Ben 30 Nov 2011 Blogging

Thanksgiving yumminess (9)
Franci 28 Nov 2011 Apartment living Family Food Hospitality Recipes

The beauty of gratitude (5)
Franci 23 Nov 2011 Culture Family Food Thought-provoking

Is Christianity sexist? (1)
Ben 19 Nov 2011 Church Culture Potentially controversial Thought-provoking

More good times (4)
Franci 17 Nov 2011 Being tourists Family Food Friends Jaunts out of NYC NYC

If looks could kill… (5)
Franci 14 Nov 2011 Funny things Jaunts out of NYC Kids

Stop 3 on the trip (1)
Franci 14 Nov 2011 Being tourists Family Friends Jaunts out of NYC Nature

Magnificent Niagara Falls (7)
Franci 10 Nov 2011 Being tourists Family Jaunts out of NYC Nature

Some nature shots from the Adirondacks (5)
Franci 7 Nov 2011 Being creative Jaunts out of NYC Nature Photography

October, a wonderful month with family (4)
Franci 3 Nov 2011 Being tourists Family Jaunts out of NYC Kids

A hairy theme at the Met (1)
Franci 31 Oct 2011 Being tourists Culture Funny things NYC

Some cool photos of the Guggenheim
Franci 27 Oct 2011 Being tourists Culture NYC Photography

Night
Franci 24 Oct 2011 Culture Meditations Photography

Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Franci 20 Oct 2011 Funny things Photography

Don’t mess with this guy
Franci 17 Oct 2011 Funny things

Accidental coolness (1)
Franci 13 Oct 2011 Being creative Being tourists Photography

Guess who’s visiting us? (5)
Franci 10 Oct 2011 Blogging Family

The night I met Daniel (6)
Franci 10 Oct 2011 Meditations Thought-provoking

Road trip report, Days 5 and 6 (5)
Franci 6 Oct 2011 Being tourists Friends Jaunts out of NYC

A Baltimore hotel window view (1)
Franci 4 Oct 2011 Jaunts out of NYC Kids

Road trip report, Day 4 (11)
Franci 30 Sep 2011 Being tourists Friends Jaunts out of NYC

Road trip report, Day 3 (5)
Franci 26 Sep 2011 Being tourists Friends Jaunts out of NYC

Road trip report, Day 1 and 2
Franci 24 Sep 2011 Being tourists Family Friends Jaunts out of NYC

What a great 2 weeks it has been! (4)
Franci 20 Sep 2011 Being tourists Friends NYC

The Person’s Prayer (3)
Ben 17 Sep 2011 Church Culture Funny things Potentially controversial

Travelling fruit (1)
Franci 12 Sep 2011 Funny things

Ten years on (1)
Franci 11 Sep 2011 Meditations NYC

Green and glorious (7)
Franci 9 Sep 2011 Being creative Food Recipes

A pre-engagement visit (2)
Franci 7 Sep 2011 Being tourists Culture Family Food NYC Photography

Your office is where?! (3)
Franci 5 Sep 2011 Funny things

Taking kids on a photo shoot can be interesting (1)
Franci 3 Sep 2011 Family Funny things Kids Parks Photography

Now for the black and white engagement pics (2)
Franci 1 Sep 2011 Family NYC Parks Photography

The last one bites the dust (5)
Franci 1 Sep 2011 Family NYC Parks Photography

Luth3r hacks iChurch, makes Bible open source (12)
Ben 30 Aug 2011 Church Culture Funny things Potentially controversial

We survived Irene (3)
Franci 28 Aug 2011 NYC Updates Weather

Hurricane Irene (5)
Franci 27 Aug 2011 NYC Weather

A little holiday
Franci 21 Aug 2011 Blogging

Baby loves babies (2)
Franci 21 Aug 2011 Kids

Perspective
Franci 19 Aug 2011 Photography

Three peas in a pod (3)
Franci 17 Aug 2011 Family Friends Kids

When the summer gives you heat… (10)
Franci 10 Aug 2011 Blogging Kids Updates

Turning 30 (6)
Ben 8 Aug 2011 Being tourists Friends Funny things Jaunts out of NYC

A quiet Saturday morning (4)
Franci 6 Aug 2011 Food Updates

Happy hammocking (6)
Franci 1 Aug 2011 Family Updates

A matter of the heart (11)
Franci 29 Jul 2011 Updates

How high do your kids rank?
Franci 27 Jul 2011 Culture Family Kids

Another beautiful zinnia (1)
Franci 25 Jul 2011 Apartment living Meditations Photography

Okay, so it’s just a teensy bit hot here (5)
Franci 23 Jul 2011 NYC Weather

Why I stopped reading a classic (25)
Ben 22 Jul 2011 Books Culture Potentially controversial

Lorraine, the not-so Divine (4)
Franci 20 Jul 2011 Being tourists Culture Jaunts out of NYC Photography

How Jeremy eats a mushroom (9)
Franci 18 Jul 2011 Food Friends Funny things

Visit to Mr. J (7)
Franci 15 Jul 2011 Being tourists Family Food Funny things Jaunts out of NYC Kids

Childlike trust (1)
Franci 13 Jul 2011 Meditations Photography

Blueberry pancakes worth eating (4)
Franci 11 Jul 2011 Food Recipes

The 4th of July! (2)
Franci 8 Jul 2011 Being tourists Family NYC

White Collar in Clinton Hill! (3)
Franci 7 Jul 2011 Funny things NYC

A garden grows in Brooklyn (8)
Franci 6 Jul 2011 Apartment living Being creative NYC

Visit to Connecticut (2)
Franci 4 Jul 2011 Being tourists Church Family Jaunts out of NYC

Photo fun (2)
Franci 2 Jul 2011 Being creative NYC Photography

Shenanigans with Sharon
Franci 1 Jul 2011 Being tourists Family NYC

Beautiful encouragement for the mothers among us (2)
Franci 29 Jun 2011 Blogging Family Kids Meditations

Glimpses into the last couple of weeks (10)
Franci 27 Jun 2011 Being creative Family Food Kids

Proof that we are Americanizing (7)
Franci 20 Jun 2011 Culture Food Funny things Potentially controversial

Summer is here! (5)
Franci 16 Jun 2011 Family Frugal fun Kids NYC Parks

Fish Parcels (5)
Franci 11 Jun 2011 Food Recipes

What Ground Zero looks like these days
Franci 7 Jun 2011 NYC

Did I tell you that Esther is now walking? (4)
Franci 3 Jun 2011 Kids NYC

Cheeky grin
Franci 31 May 2011 Funny things Kids

Who sped up time? (5)
Franci 28 May 2011 Being tourists Family Meditations NYC

When you don’t have a sandwich press… (7)
Franci 26 May 2011 Being creative Food Frugal fun

Beautiful Brooklyn Botanic Garden (6)
Franci 21 May 2011 Being tourists Family NYC Parks Weather

Marica the soccer player (3)
Franci 19 May 2011 Family Kids Parks

Long-distance running inside our apartment (4)
Ben 16 May 2011 Apartment living Kids

Brooklyn Bridge! (3)
Franci 14 May 2011 Being tourists Family NYC

Up to no good (4)
Franci 12 May 2011 Funny things Kids

About servants and serving (11)
Franci 7 May 2011 Family Kids Meditations

Where to find me
Franci 7 May 2011 Funny things NYC

Preschool poetry (1)
Franci 5 May 2011 Education Weather

Some other New York sights (and eats) with Hannah and Eva (3)
Franci 5 May 2011 Being tourists Family Food NYC

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (7)
Franci 2 May 2011 Being creative Family Funny things

Easter (4)
Franci 29 Apr 2011 Church Easter Family

Musings on New York, the weather, and teeth. (6)
Franci 26 Apr 2011 Apartment living Family Meditations NYC Parks

The importance of a decimal point (4)
Franci 21 Apr 2011 Funny things NYC

Celebrating Easter (4)
Franci 18 Apr 2011 Being creative Easter Family

Up close and personal with Lady Liberty (4)
Franci 16 Apr 2011 Being tourists Culture Family NYC

How not to praise your kids (3)
Franci 14 Apr 2011 Education Kids

Don’t be late for class!
Franci 13 Apr 2011 Funny things NYC

Yummy muesli (6)
Franci 7 Apr 2011 Food Recipes

A too-short visit to The Met (2)
Franci 6 Apr 2011 Being tourists Culture NYC

Would you?
Franci 5 Apr 2011 Funny things NYC

An uncultured laugh (specially for April Fool’s day) (3)
Franci 1 Apr 2011 Being tourists Culture Funny things Potentially controversial

Revisiting The Cloisters
Franci 30 Mar 2011 Being tourists Culture Family NYC

Cheesecake and getting old (3)
Franci 28 Mar 2011 Family Food Recipes

Why Barbie is a big deal
Franci 24 Mar 2011 Kids Meditations Potentially controversial

Spring is knocking on Winter’s door! (2)
Franci 22 Mar 2011 NYC Parks

Marica’s self-photography
Franci 16 Mar 2011 Funny things Kids

Spring Salmon and Couscous Salad (1)
Franci 14 Mar 2011 Food Recipes Weather

Should churches care about branding? (4)
Ben 11 Mar 2011 Church Culture Potentially controversial

Franci the judge (1)
Franci 10 Mar 2011 Culture Jaunts out of NYC

Scaling down (1)
Franci 7 Mar 2011 Blogging Family Potentially controversial

Tuscan Pork with beans (4)
Franci 4 Mar 2011 Food Recipes

Oh yes, I have a blog. (6)
Franci 2 Mar 2011 Blogging Family Weather

Cute kids’ photos (2)
Franci 28 Feb 2011 Kids NYC

Just do the next thing (1)
Franci 24 Feb 2011 Christchurch Meditations

Another big earthquake in Christchurch (2)
Franci 22 Feb 2011 Christchurch

The beauty of bread (8)
Franci 21 Feb 2011 Apartment living Food Meditations Recipes

Is it vague, or is it lazy? (3)
Franci 18 Feb 2011 Culture Funny things

Marica is 4! (4)
Franci 16 Feb 2011 Kids NYC

The One True BDFL (7)
Ben 14 Feb 2011 Church Culture Meditations Potentially controversial

A joyful glimpse (8)
Franci 11 Feb 2011 Funny things Kids Meditations

Punta Cana! (5)
Franci 11 Feb 2011 Being tourists Jaunts out of NYC

Back to reality (3)
Franci 9 Feb 2011 Being tourists Jaunts out of NYC

Loving the Little Years (2)
Franci 7 Feb 2011 Books Family Kids

Who left the toilet open this time? (5)
Franci 4 Feb 2011 Funny things Kids

Getting creative with snow (3)
Franci 2 Feb 2011 Apartment living Funny things Kids Weather

Snowsational (5)
Ben 31 Jan 2011 Funny things NYC Weather

Sally Henny Penny (2)
Franci 28 Jan 2011 Funny things Kids

Cherry Delight on the menu tonight (7)
Franci 26 Jan 2011 Food Recipes

Have we mentioned it’s been cold? (4)
Franci 24 Jan 2011 NYC Weather

A visit to Wonderland (4)
Franci 21 Jan 2011 Food Kids NYC

Having a bad day parenting? Sue McDonald’s! (11)
Ben 19 Jan 2011 Culture Food Funny things

Time Clutter (4)
Franci 17 Jan 2011 Meditations

Glitches do happen (4)
Franci 15 Jan 2011 Blogging Family

Six blessed and beautiful years (2)
Franci 15 Jan 2011 Family Meditations

The Chocolate Monkster (2)
Franci 13 Jan 2011 Family Food Kids

The penny queen (4)
Franci 11 Jan 2011 Kids NYC

Food is so beautiful (6)
Franci 7 Jan 2011 Food

Our first snowman (5)
Ben 5 Jan 2011 Christmas Family Funny things Weather

Sight-seeing with Lillian (1)
Franci 3 Jan 2011 Being tourists Family NYC