ideal versus reality

I just read a very delightful Substack on making 5pm the start of your day, er, evening. It was lovely. A 4pm walk with wine. 5 pm prepping dinner with a drink and music (how much are we drinking friends?) Dinner at the table at 6. A fun activity at 7. A salon experience at […]

Delights 9: a slower Wednesday

Spring has been springing a very full calendar on our family, but, today, I found pockets of fun and delight in the midst of it. Wednesdays have been my favorite for a while because my husband and I eat breakfast with some friends once we get the kids to school. My friend Sarah gave me […]

weekly photos vol 26

portals to other worlds

This week’s project took the last page out of my large sketchbook from…wait for it..college. I went to Michael’s yesterday to pick up a new one so that I could keep going this week and I also bought a white paint pen! This week’s project is courtesy of a sketch from my conference notes a […]

weekly photos vol 26

There will be a few extra photos this week. I trust you’ll forgive me once you see where I went with one of my boys.

airport sketching

Last week I traveled again and knew that I wouldn’t start a big project. However, both travel days I did take some time to sketch while we were sitting in the airport. It’s quite a good way to spend some time. I did two pages of quick, light sketches on the flight away from home. […]

Delights 8: bread baking

I love to bake bread. Sunday I made ciabatta rolls and took them to Otter Creek where we made sandwiches. Last night, I made banana bread which is always promptly devoured. Isn’t it incredible that we can mix up a few ingredients, let it sit, heat it, and end up with totally delicious bread? It […]