This is a little leaf cordia. There are several of these…bushes? Shrubs? Vines? Whatever they are, there are several at the park around the corner from our house. Last night as I drove by I thought they might be dying, they looked so scruffy and sad, but this morning they were covered in blossoms again. Tough little dudes. I like… View Post
This goes out to all my friends who are currently or might at some point in their lives be pregnant with their second child. If your experience is like mine was, you’ve heard from a ton of people that two kids are easier than one. “Oh it’ll be great!” they say. “They can play together and you’ll have all this… View Post
Because I sure am. I’ve been living with this renovation now since the beginning of June. It is mid-July. I’m tired of stepping in drywall dust and keeping my dishes in boxes and trying to keep impact drivers away from toddlers and I really just want my house to get back to some semblance of normal again. Our living room… View Post
I was going to post photos of all the be-skirted outfits I wore last week–mostly to prove that I did it–but then I didn’t take photos. I’ll do a many-wardrobe-changes photo shoot with myself to share here at some point. Not today. Today I want to tell you about this plant. What happened? Oh nothing. I just fertilized it. I… View Post
Amelia: 162 weeks She has been playing restaurant behind the upended drawers in our living room. “How can I help you?” she asks me a few dozen times a day. My response: finish the kitchen and clean the house, please. “How about pickled peppers and crunchy cookies?” she replies. Eh, close enough. Margot: 64 weeks She is going to be… View Post