Amelia: 159 weeks She started swimming lessons again this morning. I would not let her take these (broken and banished to the dress-up drawer) goggles, and she was not very happy about it. She has been wearing them all afternoon to make up for that missed opportunity. Margot: 61 weeks I turned the corner to put my camera away and… View Post
This is a potato vine, also known as a solanum jasminoides. It’s related to potatoes–and tomatoes and eggplants–but has weird little berries instead of potatoes. I think they’re poisonous. I won’t be testing that theory. From what I could find online, the purple flowers appear to be much less common than white ones, which is fine by me because I… View Post
When we bought our house we knew we would eventually remodel the kitchen. You’ve seen it. You know it was not exactly a selling point. But we saw potential in it and decided it would be worth the effort once we’d saved up enough funds. Our original plan involved bumping out one of the exterior walls (the same one the… View Post
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that the great kitchen renovation of 2014 has begun. Sort of. We’ll talk about it soon. But first, let’s take a tour of the kitchen before we started tearing into it. Welcome to the cave. How do I loathe thee, kitchen? Let me count the ways. First, there’s the dropped ceiling. There… View Post
Amelia: 158 weeks and Margot: 60 weeks…and special guests, all the cousins on my side of the family! Can you tell which ones are siblings? We all gathered at my grandpa’s property up on the Rim for a fun day of swinging and eating and playing in the dirt. It was fun to watch a new generation enjoy a place… View Post