Happy Monday. I spent the weekend doing “stuff”. Like making blueberry muffins on Saturday. We had so many blueberries that I had to do something with them, and this seemed like the tastiest solution. (Also, it justified buying the Williams-Sonoma Kid’s Cookbook a few years back.) Not bad, huh? Saturday night, we said our farewells […]
Here I “am”. Sitting in my car at soccer practice – in July. It was such a fall scene to me, looking out over my dashboard, that it felt bittersweet. Even the sunlight seemed fall-like. Not yet! I’m not ready! But time marches on. At least I’m catching up on my This American Life podcasts. […]
I love mornings-after-a-night-of-rain. So quiet, but you just know that everything’s growing ….My Wednesday was a blur of activity. I finally (finally!) ordered my mohair ottoman/cocktail table for the family room. Now, I just wait the 10-12 weeks until it arrives. Easy. I also went to my Pilates lesson (and had more blueberry/ginger water), picked […]
Our house gets overrun with “stuff”, which ebbs and flows according to my tolerance level. Some days I’ve had enough, and out go the magazines/newspapers/computer printouts/child art project stacks that would be more than happy to take over if I’d let them. Another major offender? Shopping bags; specifically, plastic shopping bags. We live 1.5 miles […]
Our family has a couple of weddings coming up: my brother is getting married in September; one of my sisters follows in December. Throw in an uncle and a cousin who are also tying the knot this fall, and you can quickly see where my weekends are going. (Oh, and speaking of weekends scheduled – […]
