I sat at her kitchen table and she poured me some wine. The kids were in and out of the house, up and down the stairs. She and I stayed in that spot for three hours, though our stories carried us through decades and across continents. That's an afternoon I can get down with. Summer [...]
Taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: playing with my Polaroid camera...so hard not to get overly precious with the (expensive) film...but I did it (was not precious) and I burned through two packs, snap (played with digital too) (obviously) :: I read this book (it was really good) :: the stinkbugs are bothering my [...]
well, a new year of school has begun around here. homeschool style. day one held pancakes for breakfast and an afternoon swim, with some math and science thrown in for good measure. starting slow and steady. over the weekend, we headed to the office supply store for some new pencils, a few notebooks, glue, pens. [...]
standing outside on a near-perfect summer afternoon children cannonballing in the pool next door the air is a perfect warmth and its lightness floats about me the heavy humidity has passed for now and though dark clouds slowly roll in i couldn't ask for a better afternoon my neighbor and i talk and every forty [...]
ten things, summer. 1. fireflies and croaking toads 2. neighbors who invite us to use their swimming pool 3. lemonade and iced tea 4. loose schedules 5. flip flops 6. slow mornings 7. the anticipation of tomatoes in my garden 8. this summer, a trip to san [...]
this summer finds us moving through our weeks faster than i might like where does the time go, i wonder one day melts into the next and shortly after eyes have closed they open yet again to another new day another new day that brings so much goodness i thought i was going to free-list [...]
taking some time to reflect upon my week... ***if you'd like to share some moments from your week {whether fun or challenging}, i invite you to contribute in the comments section. feel free to share words, photos, or both with a simple comment, or link to your blog or flickr photo. :: would you look [...]
our toes wriggle in the sand grains of warmth digging holes, piling mounds feet run down to water's edge waves lap the toes then tumble on and around our legs splashing bellies, arms, chests, faces and our eyes twinkle with joy reflect the light of the sun breezes blow through our hair lightly whipping our [...]
the other day we visited good friends who we've not seen in months. the kids played; the mamas chatted. it's so good to catch up, to settle in right where you left off. during our visit, we picked blueberries that were gorgeous and plump. they hung in clumps from the branches, beautiful clusters...hues ranging from [...]
