Local Care Midwifery Blog
A blog created to share information from Local Care Midwifery, PLLC with women and families of New York’s Capital District and beyond.
Birth Stories
Welcome to the World!
Butternut Squash Soup with Walnut Gremolata
Anyone who has visited my kitchen in the last six months knows that I am obsessed with my InstaPot (and they would agree that 'obsessed' is not too strong a word). This recipe is super easy, tasty, nutritious, can be easily converted to vegetarian/vegan, and allows me to play with my Instant Pot. Yay! (Of course, this...
Death Comes For Ellen
My friend Ellen is dead, cremated, memorialized. Ellen was my friend and colleague. She was also a mother, wife, daughter, sister, cousin, midwife, student, employer, client, mentor, QIVC member, MANA DOR Director of Database Development….the list goes on and on. Ellen was and still is important in the lives of many people. Ellen was and...
Surreal moment of life, death, midwives and Facebook
My midwife Vicki Wolfrum has died...
Eating Together Again
If you have ever seen my Facebook or Instagram pages, you have seen a lot of food pictures. Not just food, but of food shared and ended -these are photos of meals. In my household, eating together is important. Here is a post I wrote for Albany.com entitled Eating Together.
Just Breathe
Lately it seems that there is so much violence, hatred, and discord in the world: Suicide bombings. Mass shootings. Environmental disasters. Rapes and murders. Political mayhem. Cyber bullying. Schoolyard bullying. Suicides. Drug overdoses. Every day there is another mass shooting or senseless slaying somewhere in the US, another report of a heinous attack somewhere in...
Best Hard Boiled Egg Ever
For my birthday, I received an electric pressure cooker from my kids and my lovely sister. Yes, I am the person that can find excitement in an appliance.
The Thank You Nurses Award 2016
This year, Michelle was one of three winners in a national contest, the Pampers and AWHONN Thank You Nurses Award.
Golden Spread: Who needs butter?
Warning: If you do not like mayonnaise or nutritional yeast, please do not read further.
