a day in the life

Posted July 28th, 2011 by .

As I was on my run tonight I was thinking about what a lovely and full day I had. When I got home I decided

this girl

Posted July 19th, 2011 by .

…is growing up! She’s walking running all over the house, holding her own against her big brother and his big ideas. She mothers everything that

A good thing

Posted July 17th, 2011 by .

I hadn’t sewn since we got back from Michigan. I was busy with other things and my sewing room sat alone and sad and uninhabited

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

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

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,