A sleepy two-year-old. A handmade afghan. A well-loved, hand-me-down recliner. I enjoyed each and every one of those 20 minutes. The rare post-nap snuggle is definitely a Finer Thing! What Finer Things are you celebrating this week? Link up and let us know! Please link back here and use your permalink so I don’t have [...]
When the phone rang this morning, I answered, even though I didn’t recognize the number and only vaguely recalled the last name. It was my cousin! (with her fairly new married name) That may mean little to you, but I come from a big extended family. My mom is the 3rd of 10 kids, and [...]
Since I didn’t think to take a picture, allow me to paint one. This afternoon my two year old came into the kitchen with a well-worn, little-bit-torn princess night gown. “Please put this on me, Mommy.” And I did. “See, Mom? I so pretty!” And she was. Tangled, ratty mess of a mane, splayed by [...]
So, Blissdom was a blast. I laughed (hard). I networked. I learned. I didn’t sleep. At all. photo by Phoebe Wouldn’t you love to know what that was all about?! (Don’t ask Lynn, I’m afraid she’d tell you!) The best part about Blissdom, though? Coming home. Home to 47 kisses in the airport from my [...]
Once-a-month cooking is something that has me intrigued, but I haven’t yet delved into it. Yet. Have you tried it? I guess I’ve just always loved the excuse that cooking gives me. Can’t sweep… busy cooking. Can’t dust… busy cooking. Can’t {fill in the blank}… busy cooking. While cooking and baking do rank high on [...]
