Confession & Caicos

Posted July 14th, 2011 by .

Confession: This is my child’s hand. My son’s hand. We were at Target the other day and I was looking for a good turquoise nail

>Tough Call

Posted July 13th, 2011 by .

> So, I am slowly but surely working my way to a pretty little blog redesign. (And by “I”, I mean “Ryan”. C’mon, you don’t

Little snip, big difference

Posted July 12th, 2011 by .

Because Oliver’s hair seems to grow at a snail’s pace (he had his first haircut at age three just to tame some flyaways), sometimes I

Taste & See

Posted July 11th, 2011 by .

One hot Friday evening in July each year we invite our friends to converge on our home for a festive gathering of sampling good food

Rain on her face

Posted July 9th, 2011 by .

As the clouds darkened over fair Franklin, and the children grew anxious at sound of the ominous thunder, there was one girl who was not

In the trenches

Posted July 7th, 2011 by .

 And the winner is: #113 – Morgan at The Beck House. Congrats, girl! Email me with your address and I’ll send it your way! I

Worth Doing Badly

Posted July 6th, 2011 by .

Gardening is not one of my strengths. I get how to do it and I understand why plants fail to thrive under my care. Ultimately,

>Happy Independence Day!

Posted July 4th, 2011 by .

> “Posterity: You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of