Trees are such wonderful things, until they greatly inconvenience you by dying for no good reason. Sigh. I've heard it asked, "If a tree falls in a forest, does anyone know or care?" If a tree dies in your front yard...a really big tree, no less...then people care. Particularly neighbors in close proximity to said dead tree. And to me, because it looks...Read More

When we first introduced Aesop, the tiny kitten, to Singer, the energetic Golden Retriever, I worried about the cat. Singer has been known to forget how large she is and just tromp on things. Seems I was worrying for nothing. This cat has never shown an ounce of fear towards Singer. Aesop still has his front claws (for the moment), and I think...Read More

There are mornings when Brooklyn comes to me to do her hair and I pause, scratch my chin and ponder. What can we do that will keep her hair up out of her way and look cute? What might work?  If you happen to look at what I've been pinning on Pinterest, one of my things right now is hairstyles that could potentially...Read More

My handsome August turned 5 this past Wednesday, July 17th. In some ways, it was just a matter of celebrating his actual birthday, because he's felt 5 to me for a long time now.  He's getting so tall and lean and is so smart...he's just seemed older than 4.  It could have something to do with him already going through kindergarten this past...Read More

  Dorien has a really nice vocabulary, but every now and then he throws out a word that just makes me laugh out loud! Recently, since Brooklyn and August have been taking swimming lessons and each have a pair of goggles, we've discovered two new favorite Dorienisms. Goggles are "Gobbles".  And a swimsuit is a "Swim-Soup". Every day before we head to the...Read More

This was a sewing weekend!  Using a Megan Nielsen pattern for a Shirred Maternity Shirt, I sewed up this little navy blue number. The pattern could be made with sleeves, short or long, or not at all. Given the hot weather, I opted for not at all. This was also an incredibly easy shirt to sew.  The view from the back... The pattern...Read More

I'm currently a mother of three kids, so I get that it's inconvenient to quarantine yourself when your kids are sick.  Having said that, though, I will also add that there is nothing that gets me fired up faster than when other mothers KNOWINGLY bring their sick kids to locations where other kids will be exposed to their icky sick germs.  That burns...Read More

Doing hair on little girls is so extremely fun! Brooklyn's hair is just getting long enough to really get creative with, and poor girl, she's become my guinea pig much more often than I think she likes. I did a little exploring the other day on hairstyles - I was looking for a tutorial on how to do fishtail braids - and I...Read More

Does summer ever feel like an abstract concept to you? Like something that was more fully realized when you were a kid and  out of school for those precious months? When I worked full-time, I remember thinking that summers were really no different from any other time of the year because my life didn't significantly alter just because it was hot outside.  Now...Read More