~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} We (or, more accurately, I) decided to give our local CSA a try this year, and we received our first box this week. As I was preparing to slice this kale leaf for a salad, I … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} A good friend brought us roses, clipped fresh from his garden, saying he’d rather see people enjoy them than leave them on the bush where nobody else would see them. We put them in a vase … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
Read MoreTaste and See
Abby loves to eat. (She loves to laugh, too, and to jump in her exersaucer, and to roll laps around the living room, and to watch her sister dance or play or read, but those are topics for other posts). Gone are the days when I could leave her on the floor with a few … Continue reading "Taste and See"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Every now and then, as I’m going about my daily activities, I’m struck by how beautiful my girls are – how beautiful all children are, really. The rounded curve of a baby’s cheek. The dark lashes … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life~ (Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real was originally hosted by the wonderful women over at Like Mother, Like Daughter. They’ve stopped publishing these posts, but the idea fits so well with choosing this moment, and it provides such a good reminder to me to stop and appreciate the small pleasures … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
Read MoreThe Unexpected Good
Sundays are hard on small ones, hard enough that I understand why some families with preschoolers don’t make it to church. With one introverted girl who finds large groups of people overwhelming and another who is happiest when she gets a chance to rest mid-morning, we all four come home exhausted, fully spent and ready … Continue reading "The Unexpected Good"
Read MoreSweet Baby Feet
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. Katie appreciates books with simple cadences, with short, rhyming stanzas (which explains why Sandra Boynton books have been featured more than any other author’s … Continue reading "Sweet Baby Feet"
Read MoreEverywhere Babies
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. We tried to prepare Katie for Abigail’s arrival before her little sister’s birth. We talked about the baby in Mommy’s tummy, talked about how Abby was … Continue reading "Everywhere Babies"
Read MoreBlackberries, Part III
Summer comes, and with it, blackberry season. We had a wet winter – or rather, a normal one that seemed wet after so many years of drought – and, though the summer has been dry, the fruit hangs heavy on the vine there at the bottom of our property, at the spot where the tiny … Continue reading "Blackberries, Part III"
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