Bunchland

Since we can’t just zip over to the Three Broomsticks we’ll have to make our own

Much like the Hogwarts students on a trip to Hogsmeade, most muggles who make it out to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter take some time out to enjoy a mug of butterbeer. But what about all us muggles who haven’t made the trip to the Three Broomsticks or The Hog’s Head? It’s likely that Harry Potter fans have been creating their own interpretations of butterbeer ever since the first book came out, but only that which is served at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter have JK Rowling’s approval.

Have you ever tried to make it? What recipe did you follow/come up with?

The Associated Press thinks they’ve found a recipe that’s pretty darn close to the stuff at Universal Studios. Check it out:  Read more...

• 1 cup light or dark brown sugar

What we’re reading today:

How do you show someone you love them? “I draw them a picture.” Five-year-olds talking about love is too good!

And this kid is all right. Zach Wahls is a 19-year-old University of Iowa student who obviously turned out super A-OK being raised by lesbian moms. Listen to him speak about the strength of family:

Anyone have any nightmare stories about getting their kids into a particular school? Full-time working mother Allison Weeks in Staten Island figured she’d be all low-key about registering her toddler for the local YMCA preschool program… and then she found herself trekking out in a snow storm at 4:30 a.m. Via New York Times

Besides preschool, other things that are way more complicated than they need to be: babysitters. This L.A. Times article says people hoard the good babysitters, leaving their friends and neighbours to skim Criagslist or buy a subscription to a babysitter matchmaker. Does difficulty in finding a sitter mean you have fewer date nights?  Read more...