1. Lit books courtesy of Ikea and my dad’s handy work when he was here in September.2. A turkey painting from my girl.3. My husband writing his dissertation as the sun comes up.4. Catching snow flakes on her tongue last night.5. A turkey day card I picked up. I love the composition.6. The happy holidays...
I just love this cover of George Harrison’s Here Comes the Sun performed by Yo-Yo Ma and James Taylor.
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.
Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow...
Adding to my long list of Things I Wish I Had Written…
…this enchanting story in yesterday’s New York Times about a boy in a restaurant. It is just lovely.
…and this beautiful dedication from Marion Rust’s book Prodigal Daughters.
She writes,
“I hope someday you [her children] take this one off the shelf and have a look. Your...
Here is a handy Thanksgiving Week Check List from the Organize blog.
Here’s a new post for Skirt!
Waiting in a noisy restaurant, we went to the bookshelf where they keep books for children. My daughter started jumping up and down because they had two of her favorites, The Cat In the Hat and You Are Special. I handed them to her and she hugged the books and looked at them, amazed that...
Ever work really hard for somethingfor a yearand end upexactlywhere you began?
me too.
There’s something beautiful and haunting to me about when Freddy Mercury sings,“Why can’t we give love that one more chance?”He asks the question over and over, repeating the words, “give love” and it always makes my heart skip a beat and ask myself...
On Saturdays, I feel this intense urge to be the magical, fun, no-schedule mom that I wish I could be all of the time. I cram in everything I can. Yesterday, we gorged on books and hot chocolate, leaves jumping, pancakes, movies, cuddle time, and crafting.
I look around the house tonight and see all...
