weekend

:watched the reader and i’m still not sure what i think about it:
:saturday morning the husband took the girls out in the bike trailer and momma got two hours of alone time:
:saw two adult geese and five baby geese crossing a very busy intersection on the way home from the grocery store. amazed that they [...]

the reason they gave it that name

weekend sewing is really about sewing in a weekend. or getting it done in a weekend at least (for me).

i decided to do the “flower girl dress” from this book and it came out fairly well. the first one took me a day and a half. the second one took me one and a half [...]

watching & reading

memorial day weekend we watched forgetting sarah marshall which was funny in that stupid funny way. but it also had a bit of a story to it and that makes me happy. it’s not one of those all time classic or great movies but it was enjoyable. i don’t, however, recommend the unrated version [...]

meditation

oh my. when i was typing the title to this post i accidentally typed ‘mediation’ which is so different from ‘meditation’. glad i caught that one.
so anyway. while reading this book i came across some information on meditating. and i though to myself that i should give it a shot.

(here)
and while i am by [...]

adie loves polly

Jennifer at Nectar & Light just announced that Adie Loves Polly is back!

It’s a great blog where Adie (her daughter) takes polaroids and then Jennifer uploads them and types what Adie says about them. Absolutely adorable and she is already a better photographer than most!

little bit of loveliness

i saw this first this morning on a room somewhere and she linked back to design sponge who linked to tend living and now i’m seriously scheming on how to get one of these in my house!
oh, and p.s. – the link to design sponge takes you to a really cool house tour, check it [...]

18 months

Today Della is 18 months old.  I honestly don’t know how that happened.  It feels like we just brought her home but at the same time I can’t remember life without her.
somehow in just 18 short months you went from this:

to this:

Words she says:
Mama
Dada
Puppy
Ball
More
Baby (sort of, she makes a noise that always means baby, it’s [...]

today

was a big day.
both girls got haircuts:

and cora got streamers for her bike (from “daddy’s bike store) and she is in love, so so so happy:

lmnop

issue 7 out now!
This is worth looking at if for the pictures only. But the content is great too.

new blog love

via this post on Darling Dexter (whose blog I love), I found a few new blogs to love.
the blue hour has amazing, amazing photography but it’s his kitchen posts that really make me swoon. it’s the ultimate for cooking with simple ingredients that are in season. you will be making a trip to your [...]