Birthday retrospective
Posted on | January 28, 2010 | 58 Comments
In the fields, ice glitters like fish scales snared in the stubble of corn. The river flooded its banks last week. A January thaw, and now the outlying fields are a morass of ice and sloughed off hunks of snow, stained black with silt and mud. The ground heaves. The ice breaks, and pitches up vertically among the mowed stalks. The winter light plays across it; unexpected iridescence.
In the summer corn grew tall here, and driving slowly with the windows down you could smell it: sweet and starchy; each ear growing fat in the secret shade of leaves and silky tassels. The river was brown and slow. The sun high; the heat supple.
Now the wind bites at my cheeks, and I bring steaming buckets of fresh water to the coop where the hens peck about listlessly among the litter. Spilled water on my jeans hardens to ice. Snow is in the forecast again. A sundog dogs the sun.
In the house, the air is floral and fragrant with scent of cooking fruit: pear-apple sauce. The stove is fat with embers. The cat is lazy. The to-do list is a hundred miles long.
I wanted to launch my project over at Kickstarter on my birthday—but a storm the night before brought down a huge tree on our road (a pine with a glorious crown of roots almost two yards across–up-ended unceremoniously, smashing smack into our phone and internet line) reminding me how small we always are in the scope of things. And also: my inlaws drove off our ice-slick driveway and then managed to get our truck stuck too (trying to get their car out!) wheel-well deep in mud and melting snow… so the morning of my birthday DH and I spent a fun (really, it was!) hour winching vehicles out of mud. I love that we work so well as a team.
So here it is Thursday and on the windowsill are a dozen scarlet tulips from my guy, each one the fierce color of my heart. When the sun breaks through the clouds, they almost make me catch my breath. Each petal illumined, gorgeous, risqué, and utterly out of place against the backdrop of naked poplars and maples: a tableau of gray on gray against the cloud strewn winter sky.
First: a birthday list.
Second: I’m going to launch my project this weekend hopefully.
It’s going to be fantastic. With your help, that is. Truly: the only reason I would have ever dreamed this up is because of YOU.
Third: a birthday wish. I’m declaring my own personal Delurking Day. Say hi. Share: who you are, how long you’ve been reading, and one of your favorite moments in your day.
xoxoxo!
Comments
58 Responses to “Birthday retrospective”
Leave a Reply
I am Christina Rosalie
Hello. I'm so happy you've stopped by!
I am a multimedia storyteller, digital strategist, idea starter, stalker of wonder, finder of four leaf clovers, MFA graduate student, and mama of boys. My first book,
will be published by SKIRT! Books in September, 2012.
DAILY ART:
Follow:
Tags
Categories
Archives
ALWAYS:
January 28th, 2010 @ 7:46 pm
Hello Christina! Love your idea for a personal Delurking Day!
I’m Shayne—mostly momma & wife, sometimes writer/editor, sometimes organic gardener.
I have only been reading your blog for a few months, but I take great pleasure in each post. I think one of my favorite posts took place in your chicken coop. I was there with you, both figuratively & literally. Sometimes the coop is the calmest place around the homestead.
My favorite moment from today: I put my head down on the couch for a brief moment while my little boy played with his boat on the rug. To my surprise, I felt him climb over me and settle between me and the back of the couch. My “moment” turned into 20 minutes of heaven.
Thanks for asking!
January 28th, 2010 @ 8:04 pm
Hi there,
De-lurking on command
I’ve been reading here for quite some time, probably since mid-2007, commenting here & there. One of the things I most remember of your writing is the alphabetical story. It was stunning.
One of my favorite moments in the day (be prepared for geekdom) is setting up my to-do list. It’s a space of control that I enjoy, even knowing that half or more of the items are carry-overs from the day before and still may not get done today or the next. But I like have the road-map of sorts it symbolizes.
thanks for your writing
January 28th, 2010 @ 8:11 pm
Would you please get back inside my brain? I miss writing this way.
Thank goodness I get to READ you! It makes up for it.
January 28th, 2010 @ 8:42 pm
Happy Birthday!
I’ve been reading here awhile now, at least a couple years, commenting now and again and one of my favorite moments is right now…after school, when the kitchen booth table is piled high with snacks and my daughter has a friend over, working on homework and talking.
I’ve been to the BioDome twice, it’s so cool.
January 28th, 2010 @ 8:43 pm
hi christina. my name is jess. i’m a writer for a marketing company in cleveland, ohio by day…a writer of my own words by night. i found your blog sometime last year and have been coming back ever since…the way you see life is refreshing, and i especially love the idea behind your newest endeavor. isn’t that the struggle of life – to find meaning hidden in the smallest things.
January 28th, 2010 @ 8:57 pm
I’ve been around here a long time – from some time in 2005 – enjoying your words and images, enjoying the tales of your boys.
My favourite moment today? I’m not sure; today’s been somewhat tedious and to top it off I have a black thumbnail thanks to the front door! So maybe the best moment is yet to come, when I have a shower in a while and wash away the tediousness.
Happy birthday to you!
January 28th, 2010 @ 9:20 pm
Hi, I’m Corrie and I’ve been reading your lovely words since early 2007.
My favorite moment of the day comes at the very end when everything is still. I curl up with my heated rice bag, a steaming cup of bedtime tea, and a book.
Happy Birthday.
January 28th, 2010 @ 9:33 pm
Is it bad that I can’t even remember when I started reading your blog? It was so long ago. Maybe 4 years ago? Who knows. I am too lazy to figure it out. My favorite part of the day? I have a sick kid today, and also have dance practice with the girlies tonight. So, today…too busy to have a favorite part yet. I will go with Corrie, once everyone else is sleeping then I will have some relaxation time. That is usually the priceless minutes of EVERY day.
Sending Birthday love to you! xoxo
January 28th, 2010 @ 9:36 pm
happy belated birthday! i can’t wait to see your new project.
i’ve been around here for…oh goodness, forever, years, since bean was a wee babe. lots and lots of blogs have come and gone from my reader in that time, but yours stays with me. i have countless posts of yours tagged as ‘inspiration’ and i revisit them often. i really cherish the words you share with us here.
my favorite moment of the day would have to be the moment i finally get into bed. one of my kitties has a nightly ritual, she sits on the bed waiting for me (often yelling for me!) to come to bed. when i do she waits for me to get all settled in and then she walks up and lays down on my chest, as close to my face as she can get. she only stays there for ten minutes or so, but it’s just a wonderfully peaceful ten minutes.
also, i like seeing someone else i ‘know’ here in the comments. hi sarah! i didn’t realize you’ve been lurking around here all this time too.
January 28th, 2010 @ 9:59 pm
I’m been here since we “met” through Pam’s group and your writing caught my attention. One of the favorite moments of my day is when I pull up to my son’s daycare. He is outside on the front sidewalk, bundled up in his blue michelin-man snowsuit and size 5 target-clearance-rack boots, his black and white robot hat starting to sink down over his eyebrows and a river of the snot running from his nose straight down into his mouth. He sees my car as I make a u-turn and he runs from his place near the giant snowpile where all the other kids are playing to stand on the sidewalk where he knows I will park. “Mama, mama, mama!” he yells when I get out of the car. It’s as if he cannot contain the excitement me has about something he wants to show me. Yesterday it was the way the moon was going in and out of the clouds. “Bye bye, Moon” he would say in the car when it ducked behind the clouds, and “Peekaboo, Moon” he said every time it reappeared. How could reuniting with him at the end of a long day on a computer NOT be my favorite moment of the day?
January 28th, 2010 @ 10:32 pm
Hi Christina,
I’m Stephanie and have been enjoying your words and images for goodness, maybe 2 or 3 years now? I leave the odd comment here & there, but still consider myself a lurker.
One of my favourite parts of a work day (I work in an cubicle) is when I come home and am greeted by my Golden Retriever Cassie. My favourite part of a day off is sharing coffee and conversation with my husband.
Happy Birthday to you!
January 28th, 2010 @ 10:49 pm
Hi. Inga here. I’ve been reading your beautiful words for….three years? The best part of my day was the first sip of hothothot coffee, hearing that a disabled cat i wanted to adopt had already been adopted (!!) and looking around at the new beauty of where i (rather suddenly) live in a quiet valley past the arctic circle. Happy Birthday – and thanks for asking.
January 28th, 2010 @ 11:02 pm
Happy Happy Birthday!
I guess I’d have to say the best part of my day is right now. Just having a moment to stop the madness and take a peek around the web after a crazy day of meetings and too many projects and a desk full of things i just can’t get to. It’s going to be a late night at the office.
Looking forward to seeing you guys soon! (Big Birthday Hug!)
January 29th, 2010 @ 12:45 am
Hi! Happy Birthday!
I have been reading since the time when you moved to vermont and bought your house. I fell in love with your honest writing, the exposed bones, and lack of frosting rang true with me. I don’t write, but I am an architect and I work with clay and we are expecting our first child, a boy, in June.
January 29th, 2010 @ 12:55 am
First of all Happy Birthday. I hope your day was spectacular.
My name is Susan and I have been lurking here enjoying your beautiful art and words for about a year now. I can feel your passion for life in everything I find when I visit and you always remind me to keep hold of my own.
These days my favorite part of the day is the twilight hour when I finally get home and can get out of that corporate costume that I hate, fix some dinner and sit down with my amazing and wonderful daughter. We talk about her day as a high school freshman. She bubbles with excitement about absolutely everything, her personality is simply enchanting. Her sense of humor is priceless, no matter how difficult the day has been she always makes me smile. I often think that somewhere along the way I must have done something right to have been entrusted with such a magnificent gift.
January 29th, 2010 @ 1:53 am
Happy birthday. Love the list — please post photos of the greenhouse!
January 29th, 2010 @ 2:07 am
HI. I have been lurking on your blog for about a year. I love the way you write and your stories about your boys help me remember when my girls were that young. You remind me to appreciate the moments. Thank you.
Happy Birthday.
January 29th, 2010 @ 2:46 am
Hello! I’m Allisone. I’ve been reading for … years. I’ve commented before, but can not resist a direct request.
My favorite part of the day is coming up actually. I can’t wait to snuggle into bed tonight.
January 29th, 2010 @ 3:02 am
Hey Lady! Happy Birthday!
I have been reading for oh, almost 5 years now! My most favourite part of my day was when my husband made me eggs for breakfast. Love that man.
January 29th, 2010 @ 3:13 am
Happy Birthday! I have been reading for about four years I think, and truly enjoying your writing (I was looking for your project on kickstarter, so happy to hear it is still a “go”).
My favorite part of my day lately is when we all get home from picking up Jack from school. We usually walk and I let the kids play for a half hour or so then we all walk slowly back up the hill. We eat lunch and then I cozy with Syl in my bed while Jack plays lego. Syl usually falls asleep withing minutes and then I either sneak out and enjoy the quiet while getting things done or do something with Jack. Love it.
January 29th, 2010 @ 4:22 am
Happy Birthday! I have been reading a long time after a postcard swap we were both part of. My favorite moment of my day was the boreal owl hooting right outside my house this evening. I associate that sound with winter loosening it’s grip on us
January 29th, 2010 @ 4:32 am
Hello and happy b-day! Officially emerging from the shadows for a too brief greeting and more importantly a big THANK YOU for your wonderful inspirational blog. I think I’ve been tuning in to your world for 3 years or something. I appreciate the way you rock and roll with it. You have a keen lens. So, thanking you from chilly San Francisco. Bright moment of my day: Greetings from my sweetheart after a long workaday work day. Cheers to you!
January 29th, 2010 @ 4:54 am
Happy Birthday. Writing from Sunny Southern California. I’ve been reading for about 4 years and I love your writing! I comment occasionally. My favorite part of the day – that’s so hard. I love early mornings when I ask my dogs if they want to go for a walk and they are so excited and then I get to see the sunrise. I love my lunch break at work when I get to run errands and feel organized when my life is far from it. I love when my husband calls to say he is on his way home. I love the daily call to my parents to make sure they are okay, my father quizzing me about politics and my mother about my health. If I could just stop working, I imagine my whole day would be great. Thanks for giving me reason to think about it. Have a wonderful day!
January 29th, 2010 @ 5:51 am
A very happy birthday!
I am Rani from India.
Been reading you for long, I have added you to my blogroll. Came here through Genevieve.
I love your b’day lists and I have even made mine. Its my birthday tomorrow and I shall make a new list too.
My favorite moment is when I hear my 2 week old nephew crying when I call home. I miss him so.
Keep writing, your way with words is beautiful.
January 29th, 2010 @ 6:16 am
Happy Birthday!
Happy delurking!
My favourite moment of today was making dinner for my parents. I’m not the cooking type, and although they have joked with me about this for years, the feeling of making them food, the time, the effort, the final product. The role reversal was strange, exhilerating and a little sad. I left home feeling full, both of food and with happiness.
January 29th, 2010 @ 7:02 am
happy, happy birthday…
I have been (mostly) lurking for at least three years…
I’m a writer, writing coach, mom, wife, seeker with a love of flowers, paper arts, poetry and possibility.
My favorite moment from today — eating takeout in front of the fire with my husband and daughter. A moment of togetherness, sustenance and warmth on a chilly Wisconsin night.
I appreciate your words of beauty, true and realness.
Love and love,
Shannon
January 29th, 2010 @ 7:57 am
Happy birthday!
I, too, have been reading your blog for years, though I’ve only commented occasionally. I think I dropped in when you were still remodeling your beautiful house. I live on the central coast of California – so very different from your snowy woods.
My favorite moment today was over lunch. I was telling my live about this big idea I had this week, something I’ve only been willing to tell him so far because if feels risky and scary and I’m already in live with it. And while I was in the middle of talking, I looked up and caught his face and saw that he’s in love with it, too.
Thanks for sharing your list. I want to make a greenhouse out of recycled windows, too!
January 29th, 2010 @ 7:59 am
I can’t remember how long I’ve been visiting this site of yours … but it’s been a while. I’m not a student anymore as I was when I started reading your words, things have evolved and I’m a self-employed communication designer now, loving typography and all the little details. I am a wife. I have a husband. This is exciting!
My favourite moment of today (it’s only 9 am here right now) was meeting this day when I woke up … and feeling good about it. Getting up is such an issue for me, sheesh. Today was good. Peaceful. Fresh. Here’s to rise and shine!
January 29th, 2010 @ 8:49 am
Hello and happy birthday! May this coming year be your best one yet…
I’ve been reading for nearly 3 years but never commented. A friend directed me here. I love how honest and raw your writing is, it’s such an inspiration for me to do the same.
My favourite moment of today: reading an email from the bf telling me he will do everything in his power to make things work and he justs wants me to be happy. We’re doing long distance and having occasional struggles, his words really made my heart melt.
January 29th, 2010 @ 9:57 am
I a wife, an artist, and a high school art teacher who stumbled across your lovely blog exactly a year ago. I feel I have found a kindred spirit, someone who inspires, someone to look up to you. Thank you for your words, honesty and optimism. I am definitely a lurker who checks and re-reads your blog daily. My name is Michelle and it is very nice to meet you.
Happy Birthday-
January 29th, 2010 @ 10:39 am
Hi Christina, I’m Lisa…I work in healthcare, and have 3 sons and am about to become a grandmother in a few weeks to a baby girl. I have been reading your blog for at least a couple of years, if not more. I enjoy your words, your photos, your paintings.
My favorite moment of the day? Right now. The house is quiet, I have coffee cup beside me, the dog snoring at my feet, peace and quiet before the rush of the day begins.
Happy Belated Birthday!
January 29th, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Hi Christina and Happy Birthday!
I have been a lurker of your blog for about 3 years now. I think I found you through a link from Ali Edwards but I really can’t remember. I keep coming back to read your beautiful writing and am looking forward to learning more about your kickstarter project.
Oh, my name is Kimberly and I’m a mom to 2 boys also and there is never a dull moment but really I wouldn’t want it any other way. I think my favorite part of the day is coming home from work and seeing my family and hearing about their day (and that first sip of coffee is pretty good too!)
January 29th, 2010 @ 2:41 pm
Belated Happy Birthday!
I think I’ve been reading your blog for 2 or 3 years now. I’ve commented once or twice before. I’m 32 years old, living in Charlottesville, VA with my boyfriend and black lab. One of my favorite moments of the day is in the morning… when we are all just waking up. We stretch and snuggle and talk about what each of us has going on that day, the dog listens us from downstairs and gets up to stretch and shake and then wiggles and snorts with unabashed enthusiasm when we appear at the top of the steps.
January 29th, 2010 @ 2:44 pm
Hello,
I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of years. Since my second daughter Alice was born and I discovered all these North American blogging mums ( I am British and live in France).
My favourite moments of the day depending on where I am heading and what I am doing: Today, I loved eating breakfast alone with my partner at home, drinking milky coffee and eating thick wedges of wholemeal organic drak brown bread, butter and apricot jam. It felt as good as a candlelit dinner.
But, I love the early morning when my girls rise, grinning from ear to ear, singing and dancing and ready for action, calling each other’s names. I like hearing the sound of them rushing along the corridor while our room is still in darkness. I cherish the thud of their warm bodies as they collide with mine in a morning embrace.
January 29th, 2010 @ 3:44 pm
Delurking here — I’ve been reading for years — since whatever day it was that your post was about worrying for your sister — an airliner crash or something of that sort?
I’m tomzgrrl — a mother to two girls who just navigated through a year of unemployment (both my husband and I were laid off for some time), starting a new job, settling one daughter into middle school and one into second grade, and am facing 40 having made a conscious effort to feel happier by savoring the moments I have with my Husband and daughters. I only get to do this whole life thing once, so I might as well start enjoying it more and worrying about what people think of me less.
My favorite moment of the day is probably different each day — sometimes it’s a moment when one of the girls says something so sarcastic and funny, sometimes a spontaneous hug and a pat on my shoulder from the little one. Sometimes, it’s a glance at my 12-year old, nearly my own height of 5′ 8″, and catching a glimpse of who she’ll be as a young woman. At times, it’s a shared laugh with Husband, or funny text from a friend.
Most often, I guess from thinking about it, it’s something to do with laughter. Humor is a high-priced commodity at our house and you’re rarely in as much trouble as you could have been as long as it was funny.
Rarely is my favorite moment when the dog decides to lick my face in the middle of the night. Okay, it’s NEVER that!
January 29th, 2010 @ 6:28 pm
I’m Steph & I’ve been reading your blog for years. I’ve never commented… total lurker
I design & make jewelry & I love what I do because I get to mostly live in solitude.
My favorite moment of the day is having my first cup of coffee/tea in complete silence.
I enjoy reading your words & looking at your art. Keep following your passion.
January 29th, 2010 @ 8:25 pm
hi! happy late birthday! glad you made the most out of the car situation on your special day
i’ve been reading for a while, maybe 3+ years?! i comment occasionally, you are such a great inspiration to me. reading your blog is sometimes a highlight to my day! also, getting a good workout in usually brightens my mood and baby smiles are awesome too! have a beautiful weekend and best of luck with your project!
January 30th, 2010 @ 12:14 am
Happy Birthday Christina.
I’ve been reading your blog since last winter. I found it shortly after you had Sprout and my littlest girl was only a couple of months old. I’ve been reading from up here in Canada. I’ve got two little girls (almost 3 and 1), I’m a teacher (currently on leave) and I will turn 32 this year as well!
The favourite moments of my day today were watching my girls play with my girlfriend’s kids during a morning playdate. There was chatting, pumpkin muffins, coffee and taking turns being referee.
I love your writing, your photos, your insights and your lists! Very inspiring.
Thanks.
I’m looking forward to checking out your project!
January 30th, 2010 @ 12:33 am
Hi. I’m Allison, part-time at-home mom, part-time student(at 44!), sometime writer and sometime play director. I found your blog through Ciboulette about two years ago – before your second pregnancy. I love your photos and paintings and your sometimes heart-rending honesty.
I have two favourite times to share. My favourite time of day is when my kids come home from school and the house comes alive again after a long quiet day. I think our guinea pigs agree. As I live in north-central British Columbia my other favourite time is that magical moment when suddenly, over-night, all the leaves burst out from barely there to barely restrained.
Thanks for asking.
January 30th, 2010 @ 12:44 am
Hi there and Happy Birthday to you. I am a K teacher aspiring to teach a new grade…. I have 2 teenaged children and love how reading your blog brings me flashes of memory from when they were tiny. I guess I’ve been reading since Bean was around 1 or so. The best moment of my day today was when I was playing PE with my class in the gym, and we were trying to keep balloons aloft, and I looked around and saw all the joy on their faces.
Looking forward to your novel and your Kickstarter project.
January 30th, 2010 @ 5:37 am
Happy Birthday- I’ve been reading since Bean was a baby. Your writing is beautiful and I’m grateful that you choose to share your gift with the world.
My favorite moment of the day was when my 16 month old noticed that the rain had stopped and the sky had turned blue again.
Blessings to you and your family-
January 30th, 2010 @ 1:06 pm
Hi. Happy b-day! My husband is a fellow Aquarian. I’m Nina, mom, writer, artist, sometimes teacher. I comment sometimes. I’ve been reading for about three years, maybe longer, since before you moved into your house and you were creating in a very small space with a toddler, yet still managing. I’m working from the kitchen table these days, minus the toddler! I’ve been a longtime subscriber to Mothering Magazine and saved the breathtaking essay you published; I’m sure it will be anthologized one day.
The favorite part of my day is still happening. It began last night when I snuggled with my kiddos to watch a movie and continues through now, the early morning quiet that I set my alarm to capture. And it will keep happening when, one by one, my kids wake up and find me.
January 30th, 2010 @ 10:20 pm
Hello, Christina, and happy belated birthday!
My name is Sarah and I’ve been a reader since last spring. Though I don’t remember how I stubbled across your blog, I love reading every time you update it. I admit at first I kept checking back because I was worried about you (!) – you sounded so overwhelmed, and yet you found time to phrase such ordinary, trivial scenes so beautifully here on your blog. I am excited about your new project (can’t wait to see what becomes of it!) and you’ve given me something to consider in my day-to-day life.
I’m a Canadian currently studying to be a pastry chef and my favourite parts of the day are sunrise and sunset: the gorgeous colours that come from them.
Always inspired by your writing, painting, photos, and weblinks, so thanks for posting them!
January 31st, 2010 @ 7:39 am
Happy birthday, Christina. I love how you are so powerfully enthusiastic and optimistic, which, of course, is infectious. I hope this year is a wonderful one for you and best of luck on your 33 before 33! xo
January 31st, 2010 @ 12:36 pm
Not sure I qualify as a lurker but I’ll de-lurk anyway
. I love your lists, and the art you’ve been sharing lately. You are a creative soul, and it inspires so many of us.
January 31st, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
Happy Birthday, Christina!
I’m Tammy. Mom of 3, wife of 1, wannabe photographer. I’ve been coming here for at least 3 years now… I believe yours was one of the first blogs I ever read, and certainly the one I most look forward to still. Your words resonate so deeply. You have such a gift for articulating the journey of motherhood and untangling all of the sometimes messy emotions that accompany the struggle for personal growth in the midst of being pulled in so many directions.
My favorite moment of the day: Bedtime! Warm bed, good book, and my soul mate next to me.
January 31st, 2010 @ 10:43 pm
hAPPY Birthday amazing woman!!!
Hope your next year will be as wonderful
as you are! can’t wait for your launch!
tara
February 1st, 2010 @ 3:40 am
I have mostly been lurking for about 3+years? And like someone else commented, found your blog through Ali Edwards’ blog I keep coming back to see your beautiful photography!
The best time of the day for me is when I experience silence and solitude. It is just so rare. I returned to full-time work as a school counselor 2 1/2 years ago and I have three children (born in 3 years) with my oldest being 8. Most days I cannot hear myself think with my to-do list, interuptions and children’s voices cluttering my head. Today, my favorite moment was taking a bubble bath with the bathroom door locked. Heavenly. Mostly I love to observe the Sabbath and force myself to be still and cuddle with my children in a sunny spot in our living room with our blankets, pillows, favorite books, soothing music and slipper socks enveloping us.
Can’t wait to see your new endeavor unfold!
Kerri
February 1st, 2010 @ 4:23 pm
Hi, I am Lynn. I think I have been reading your words since 2007 maybe? I love your writing, your painting skills are great too. I get inspired when I come here.
My favorite morning of the day is when I walk outside before getting in to the car to leave for work. I look up at the sky and think of all the possibilites the day offers.
February 2nd, 2010 @ 1:39 am
Happy Birthday to you! I’ve been reading since…I think since you announced your pregnancy with Sprout. One of my favorite times of the day is after I pick up my little one from school, driving home; she munches on a snack, the sky is darkening, and we enjoy the silence together after a long day apart.
February 2nd, 2010 @ 1:49 am
lurking since october ’09
you write beautifully and reading your words makes me pause and enjoy the “now”.
i’m a single dad, have a daughter 5, and an old sweet lab. i dabble in paint, photography, sketch and my favorite time of the day yesterday was was waking up to an orange dawn and gazing at the sweet souls snuggled up beside me.
February 2nd, 2010 @ 11:52 pm
Hi! I’m a lurker, I’m a lurker! I read this post a few days ago and ever since I’ve been thinking I need to identify myself but I’m always thinking about it while I’m doing the dishes or putting Josie to bed or any other thing far away from the computer. So here I am! I love your blog! Happy birthday!
February 5th, 2010 @ 12:23 am
Hi! Ive been happily reading/ admiring for over a year now – Love your posts, your photos, your inspiration. Happy Birthday!!
February 5th, 2010 @ 2:09 pm
I missed your Delurking day last week, so I thought I’d say Hi now. I really enjoy your blog, and how you weave the small pieces and parts of your life into something much bigger. I hope your birthday was very happy and that February is treating you well.
xxox
February 6th, 2010 @ 6:06 am
I’m a faithful reader. Always inspired and challenged, comforted and encouraged. Your gift is a gift to me. Thank you.
February 7th, 2010 @ 12:44 pm
Belatedly delurking to say a belated Happy Birthday. I think
I’ve delurked at least a couple of times through the years, having read your lovely blog writing since Bean was a baby.
Wishing you a wonderful year ahead.
February 15th, 2010 @ 6:30 pm
Wow.
What a great photo
January 26th, 2011 @ 4:24 pm
[...] is my birthday. 33. It feels like it’s going to be a big year. This past year was awesome, heart-wrenching, and amazing. It got the ball rolling for so many good [...]