August 2::Monday

Today: crushing on Leonard. (Really, it’s a forever crush.) Makes me want to re-read Cities of the Interior. For some reason the two always go together in my head. Today: a storm came crashing through; rain so hard the sills were wet in seconds. Thunder above the maples; sky the color of whipped wet ash. [...]

Fishing at home

I discovered a blog this past week that I am absolutely smitten with, that has made all the difference this week in terms surviving summer and having some fun while we’re at it. It’s by a dad, Joel, who is also a designer, artist, crafter, and kid-toy-making genius. Using Joel’s design as inspiration I sent [...]

A weekend away and the photos I did not take

The lilacs are fat; my boys cheeks are sticky with apricots; the lawn is overgrown. Today T. wraps his arms around me at the table. We sit side by side, plotting our next moves while our boys escape out the front door and head to the sand box together. We can see them from the [...]

An ending & a beginning

The world is suddenly green. The drenched trees lost their blossoms as quickly as they bloomed; petals fell like a party dress to the grass. Now everything flutters with the minute iterations of leaves. The grass is suddenly shaggy and surprisingly long; as though it’s from a Jack In the Bean Stalk fairy tale while [...]

The way things go + some current crushes

Hi! I have so many things I want to share with you today. First, some crushes: These luminous folder icons have completely revamped my desktop and seriously upped both my cool factor and organization. These fabulous planers are also rocking my organizational world. I am so not an organized girl when it comes to creative [...]

helter-skelter

Hello! The weather is dreamy out right now: like full-on summer, three days after snow. The air is heady with the fragrance of blossoms. While coming and going, we watch the crab apple literally explode into bloom between morning and afternoon. Each time we pass there is more pink; more petals fluttering in the balmy [...]

An open doorway

Today, so many things seem possible. Blue skies, melting snow, joy. At this very moment, I want you to share a dream that you want to see happen. If you could open a door and walk through it into any possibility, what would it be? One specific thing. Go!

the blue yonder

My last post sounded pretty dire, didn’t it? I didn’t mean for it to. It was the result of too many days back to back of intense writing until 2AM in combination with a massive to-do list and a heap of uncertainty that brought out my most fragile, anxious self. But the truth is: this [...]