Here’s a new take on the traditional topsider. A tip o’ the hat to you, Sperry, for stepping up your game. Below are a couple different ways on how to work this look into your boating wardrobe.
It may come as a surprise to some of you but the humble little sardine is actually a nutritional powerhouse. This tiny fish is packed with CoQ10, vitamin B12, selenium, omega-3 oils, protein, phosphorus and vitamin D. That’s a lot of goodness. Some people have long been aware of the health benefits of eating sardines. In a 1984 issue of the Town & Country magazine, James Villas wrote an article entitled “The Unsung Sardine” in which he said that “ounce for ounce, sardines provide more calcium and phosphorus than milk, more protein than steak, more potassium than bananas, and more iron than cooked spinach.” I’m not exactly the fish-out-of-a-can kind of girl but it’s worth a try. Hey, besides the amazing nutrients, it’s already cooked! Here are a couple recipes from eatingwell.com to help dress this unpretentious fish up a bit…
Tomato Toast with Sardines & Mint
This is one of my all-time favorite pictures of me with the original Hot and Healthy Mom. She is my daily inspiration. (Please note my brother’s Michael Jackson jacket hanging off that rather dated stroller.)
Enjoy your day, moms!
“A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~Tenneva Jordan
“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” Oscar Wilde
“Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.” Aristotle
“There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” ~Chinese Proverb
“A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after.” ~ Peter De Vries
“The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.” -James Fenton
“The doctors told me that I would never walk, but my mother told me I would, so I believed my mother.” -Wilma Rudolph, American athlete
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ~Elizabeth Stone
Around every Mother’s Day, the Social Security Administration releases the past years top baby names. When I was pregnant I spent countless hours searching the internet for baby names (I’m sure you did too). This year, though, was a bit of a let down. Maybe it’s because I have put my breeding days behind me but these names never seem to change. Mia is the only one that looks new. Another weird thing is that Jacob has been #1 for 11 years. I don’t know one little boy named Jacob and I know A LOT of kids. Strange.
| Rank | Male name | Female name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | Isabella |
| 2 | Ethan | Emma |
| 3 | Michael | Olivia |
| 4 | Alexander | Sophia |
| 5 | William | Ava |
| 6 | Joshua | Emily |
| 7 | Daniel | Madison |
| 8 | Jayden | Abigail |
| 9 | Noah | Chloe |
| 10 | Anthony | Mia |
| 11 | Christopher | Elizabeth |
| 12 | Aiden | Addison |
| 13 | Matthew | Alexis |
| 14 | David | Ella |
| 15 | Andrew | Samantha |
| 16 | Joseph | Natalie |
| 17 | Logan | Grace |
| 18 | James | Lily |
| 19 | Ryan | Alyssa |
| 20 | Benjamin | Ashley |
As a mother of two ridiculously energetic toddlers, I know how hard it is to find the time to shower ...
