tiny moments (and everything in between)
She asks me to knit her a pair of fingerless mitts. A special request for Christmas. I say, of course, and hope she’s forgotten about the request, hope it will be a surprise. I knit a few rounds in the morning before she comes down; I knit a few rounds when she’s recording her Spanish … Continue reading On Knitting and Finding Magic
we were out in the newly-weeded {thank you very much} garden yesterday getting seeds in the ground. mixed greens, mustard greens, arugula, chard. summer squashes, carrots, cucumbers. i will never get over the miracle of these itty bitty things transforming into food that will nourish our bodies. pure magic, i tell you. i also opened … Continue reading yesterday in the garden
a few years ago, one of my sisters gifted me the book you see below. this was my first exposure to squam. it set my heart on fire. {you can read more about the wonderfulness of squam here.} dear squam, you blew into my life on a birthday breeze, your essence carried in the tiny … Continue reading dear squam
my daughter recently turned 7 and my son will turn 11 next week. with birthdays just one month apart and my daughter's favorite friends being siblings of my son's favorite friends, i convinced them to join party fronts. neither my daughter nor son wished for anything extraordinary for their parties. they consistently said they just … Continue reading good times
