Some days, there is a need for silence. A need for turning inward, at least for a little while. When you blog regularly, in some ways, you lose the privilege of taking silent days, for the days you don’t share with others, others are bound to inquire about your withdrawal from the public arena. Our [...]
I like Christmas. There is something about having permission to go completely overboard in filling your harm with sparkle and beauty and bits of nature that makes me smile. This time of the year, I surround myself with objects that have strong memories living in them, and my life feels richer for it. Everywhere I look, the [...]
Our sweet B, making muffins all by herself for the first time. Who knew there could be so much joy in muffin-making? My wish for all of you: may you find something that makes you laugh this hard this weekend. (Bonus points for laughing while making muffins.)
I posted this video last year for Remembrance Day, and on this day a year later, I can find no better way to express my thoughts. So without further ado, I give you last year’s post anew. Today, we are observing two minutes of silence here in our nation’s capital. This morning, we will be downtown at the [...]
In my opinion, every child should run wild through the woods not just once in their life but as often as possible. The forest connects you to this planet in a way that nothing else does. No carefully designed park or rambunctious indoor gym can compare to the exquisitely complex, living, breathing entity that is the [...]
Without further ado, I present to you the newest member of our avian family’s first baby portraits at 1 and 2 days old (click the photo for the large version): I (very cruelly, according to B) removed the nest from the cage so I could get some good photos this time around. And I stuck [...]
K was curious yesterday. Curious about what he was reading in his book. Curious about the spider happily spinning beside the house. Curious about the sky, and the clouds, and the huge, fat raindrops that soaked him to the skin. Curious about how first The Man We Call Dad, then Mama, then B all come [...]
Freshly cut from the garden, these bring me joy every time I look at them. So much joy, in fact, that I moved them to the windowsill over the kitchen sink while I was doing the dishes just so I would have something to smile at.
Phoenix and Salt have been spending more and more time outside of the nest, leaving their tiny newborns alone for longer and longer periods of time. The kids are thrilled by this new trend because it means they are getting more frequent and better views of the tiny babes within. And tiny they are! Barely [...]
