Nov
1

Oct
28

my mother saved many of my halloween costumes from when i was a girl. they were all handmade and now live in the girls dress up basket. i love seeing all of the use they get. norah told me this summer that she wanted to be the pumpkin this year. it is a little worn [...]

Oct
24

making poke berry ink.

Oct
23

i know. it’s been a while. but just because i haven’t been here for some time doesn’t mean i haven’t been having fun. there have been a lot of photo booths as of late. one at a wedding that we just couldn’t get enough of. and one that i created on the back of my [...]

Oct
13

norah has declared fridays as “field trip fridays”. today we visited the philadelphia zoo. next friday, the crayola crayon factory.

Oct
10

the leaves are changing and many have fallen. my fridge is stuffed with turnips, kohlrabi, carrots, kale, cauliflower and arugula. we are eating soup at least two nights a week. no one has tired of apple desserts yet. halloween costumes are being planned for (a gypsy and a pumpkin). bengal spice tea is my new [...]

Oct
7

i knew ever since she was a toddler that she was born to dance. it’s deep in her bones. she loves it. she moves around the house in ballet style. kicking her long legs up in the air, practicing her splits, stretching, pointing. she recently has stopped asking me to do her bun. the rehearsals [...]

Oct
2

i have been spending less time on the computer. i sometimes think of the days before we had a computer, email accounts or even cell phones. it wasn’t that long ago. we had none of those when we first got married. we would kiss each other goodbye as we left for work and then talk [...]