Dear Internet,All I want for my children is for them to have fulfilling, successful lives. And I want them to define fulfilling and successful. I want honesty and compassion to inform their personal understanding of …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and words about the last week"Mama, it's still dark out?!""Yep. The mornings are dark now. It is dark more and more as we move away …
How I spent most of my weekendWe've had a grumpy, snotty few days around here. We think it's Ruby's teeth that are causing fevers and rashes and drool and tears. And then Margot caught an …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and words about the last week I am always especially pensive this time of year. As the effervescent, boundless, boiling energy of summer is reduced to …
Last weekend, our family hopped over to Spokane real quick. And by real quick I mean the duration of the trip not the pace at which we traveled. That is more accurately described as trying …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and words about the last week I didn't cover my tomatoes the night of the first frost. It's so painful. Pounds and pounds of wasted food. …
We had a good weekend around here. Apple picking, leisurely walks under the canopy of warm leaves and shopping for hair accessories kept my mind off of the fact that our home is piled high …
Despite the untrusting hairy eyeball I gave the growing season this year, it turned out alright. And, at the risk of rolled, she-always-says-that eyeballs, it really does, without exception, work out.Today, I address tomatoes. Because …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and words about the last weekFall is completely here but summer is taking her sweet time retreating. The leaves are turning and the air is …
Ruby's almost one and I am remembering, with uncomfortable clarity, her illness and recovery. Broken record? Maybe. I'm getting there.Rhubarb and Bug right before I hopped in the car with girlfriends to take off for …
I am a few weeks late here but five years ago I married my childhood crush and, while late, I want to give our matrimonial bliss a shout out. And, really, we rarely do anything …
