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The Architectural Blooper

12:03 PM
Kyle and I are fans of architecture and while no means legitimate experts, we do feel we have a certain sensibility about us when it comes to what works and what doesn't and occasionally, what should never ever ever have been.We often wonder how or why an architect ever even bothered to put something down on paper and further, what IDIOT looked at...Read More

Taking a Walk

family 11:48 AM
For whatever reason, our weather here has been UNseasonably cool! For two days in a row, I've been able to walk outside and not sweat. For those of you in the South, you get what I'm talking about. In August, to walk outside and not sweat is just....weird. But the past two days, the highs have been in the low 80's. It feels...Read More

Me and my girl

7:56 PM

Plate Peekaboo

7:50 PM

Baby Kisses

7:34 PM

Maeve

12:44 PM
I've posted before about one of my favorite authors - Maeve Binchy. For years, I read books and would find a common thread among them - on the backs, there would be comparisons to the authors with Maeve Binchy...so clearly this was a woman with some esteem in the genre of books I was reading. Which are difficult to describe...books about real life...Read More

New Haircut

4:44 PM
I love J. Crew and I love J. Crew Crewcuts - the line of clothing they have for little kids. And they have had this gorgeous little girl modeling for them whose hair totally inspired me. For starters, her face looks a LOT like Brooklyn's, and her hair - very French - has been something I've been contemplating for Brooklyn for awhile. It's...Read More

Saturday Outing

4:26 PM
We took the kids to walk across the big bridge that spans the river today, and it was beautiful! And so windy! It made the heat tolerable! ...Read More

Other Firsts

2:04 PM
For those of you who don't have kids or aren't thinking kids are the most exciting thing in life, well, bear with me. I agree that kids aren't the most exciting thing in life, but they are incredibly great at adding excitement TO your life. And because they somehow manage to be part of you, part of your husband and yet an entirely...Read More

Frozen Lemon Mousse

Cooking 6:07 PM
August 12....a perfect excuse to make frozen lemon mousse...straight from the pages of Real Simple into the pots and pans of my house and ultimately, into my tummy! 1/4 cup lemon juice 4 large egg yolks 5 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes 1/4 cup heavy cream In a small, heavy bottomed pan, combine the lemon juice, egg...Read More

Starting Young

6:04 PM
It's never too early to begin working on pull-ups. Gotta start that back strength early in order to maximize your potential! ...Read More

Project Living Room/Office

Decorating 5:57 PM
After living on my to-do decorating list for months, "paint the living room/office" has been checked off. In what can only be called a flash of resolve, it was decided that it was just time. There's only so many times one can look at paint samples in different shades of light. At some point, you just have to go buy the paint and...Read More

Party Pics

3:03 PM
I am so behind in posting pictures of August's birthday party! But at long last, here they are. It was a complete success! Despite a storm in the morning, it cleared up and was the perfect hot, sweaty July day we had anticipated for this type of party. The watermelon never tasted more refreshing, the ice cream never colder or sweeter. Stickiness abounded,...Read More