On holiday expectations, collisions, and delight:

There is something about first days of the holiday vacation when we’re all together as a family, converging on the kitchen with our apron pocket hearts stuffed full with expectations. We show up aproned and get flour everywhere, and then burst into tears, each of us in turn, when there is too much crowding and [...]

Starting the day:

My dreams are the kind that make no sense upon telling: dancing porcupines, crazy riots, precocious children, and a pervasive feeling that I was never entirely in control. It’s a little how I feel when I wake too, the wind blowing until it rocks the bird feeders off kilter, the air so warm it could [...]

How to fall in love with your life: the wisdom of little boys

Bean is watching my every subtle move. We are in the middle of a game of “alligator” and Sprout, perched on the couch cushions above us launches himself suddenly through the air, chubby thighs bare, and lands between his brother and me, straddling my chest, laughter erupting. Alligator is a game that Bean invented. It [...]

Another walk + A little creative challenge for your Friday:

Hi friends! I promise I won’t keep doing video posts. But it is kind of fun, I have to say! In this video I share a few in-the-moment ramblings, and the gorgeous views from the woods behind my house. And I tossed in a little creative challenge just for the fun of it. I’d love [...]

7 things I’m doing to rest + recalibrate this weekend:

1. Slipping offline for the weekend 2. Layering pretty dresses + winter cords, painting my finger nails, and putting henna in my hair 3. Taking walks alone to stalk the Piliated woodpecker in the far meadow, and follow coyote tracks 4. Emptying my inbox entirely 5. Clearing the number of feeds in my RSS reader [...]