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Maryam Allee is a working parent pouring her sugary soul out in the kitchen in the wee hours after everyone has gone to bed, in a cozy condo in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. By day she is a Designer & Art Director.

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Beach Week in South Haven. It’s really something to go on vacation for the first time in years (babies and a pandemic will do that sort of thing)—totally recommend. Day One: Mom brought kotlet for our first dinner. We all walked to the
Happy eleven to my slice of heaven. 😏
Birthday party number three for Keziah’s two in the books! Nana made angel food for our curly angel, with play and laughter all day long. We’re lucky in Nana & Papa love.
Happiest 2nd birthday, my sweetest Keziah. You’ve brought so many smiles during some strange times in the world.
@aliciadixonhair cut off 18 inches of my her-leg-length of hair today to donate to @childrenwithhairloss . When she gave me the scissors and I chopped the front braids I thought my head was going to pop off. Want to trim the quarantine off of your st
A beautiful surprise in our garden this morning—the delights of delayed gratification. 🌸 German Iris Other new beauties this season... Siberian iris rhizomes planted 3 years ago finally bloomed this year! Double blooming tulips! Muscari!
This is *after* she washed off the spaghetti sauce.
Golden. First days of summer.
Happy Easter and other spring celebrations! Hopefully your Sugar Crazies didn’t drive you entirely crazy.