autumn manifesto
autumn, underway by a month and then some. but it’s never too late to dream big. this also allows time for me to include on the list things i’ve already done so that i can go right ahead and check...
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little weekend laundry pinterest make a bed, or more than one clean kids’ pits rooms rake leaves walk with max & lola open studios procure art of one kind or another churchy opportunities henry’s...
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remembering to put out the recycling cleaning house fruit flies in abundance due to poorly trashed apple core homemade mod-podge (don’t you dare buy it again: equal parts glue to water and then a few...
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christmas tree tinsel everywhere piano practice post office homework little string player christmas concert mobiles cutting out many dogs vacuuming the kitchen floor at last amazing chicken tikka...
View Articlethin, bright claw
a few resolutions for a new year read 52 books become very skinny spend less money mop more often learn to linocut memorize a little erik satie minimalize the stuff in my life plant trees
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in love with muddy kids taking baths each night. or afternoon. jude’s teepee unpacking things i forgot we had dishwasher of dreams central vac clean sheets pulled tight stirrings of the baby morning...
View Articlecould be blue, i don’t mind
likeable late after noon with the little french press new shelves in the dining room strawberries all day most of the boxes unpacked or squirreled away hard work ultrasound with wiggling wee babe cold...
View Articlewater for elephant
water sun on water kids that swim lola’s bikini sunscreen smell on towels in the laundry still, hot air breezy, hot air baths quick before dinner tan arms, shoulders, henry’s strong back jude freckles...
View Articledon’t take your guns to town
a few clean corners of clean a few hours of sleep a few minutes of quiet long pulls of coffee mountainous messes from one room to the next babe in arms rocking a groove in the shiny dark floor
View Articlegratitudes
a dear and good husband my baby dot, who smiles growing kids, running amok sleep, rest named constellations dogs pie inventor of mashed potatoes cozy house jesus abundant coffee down comforters horse...
View Article2013 things to do in 2013
(more or less) be less busy be more interested get really skinny say no to guilt say yes to long walks buy large houseplants and keep them alive play goldberg variations play gin rummy make the dog...
View Articledown, up
moving delays too much coffee too little fun the whole hour it takes to ready all the people to swim the whole hour it takes for all the people to shower after swimming no chocolate in the house...
View Articlesummer manifesto, a few weeks late
i will pick and eat strawberries i will ride a roller coaster i will rock the car on a ferris wheel i will finish work for an art show and have a book launch party! i will take morning walks i will...
View Articleof late
so, my new leica is making some beautiful images. exciting! steaming an artichoke black beans, again mown grass and clover sleepy pup eyes pup gaining weight nests kids make to sleep inside cool...
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hot enough to swim, cool enough to close the pools lola calling the porch full of packed boxes “the packer” dot and a few faltering first steps science, it’s amazing henry: the kid goes to youth group...
View Article2014 things to do in 2014
(more or less) go to bed with the dishes done eat long dinners outside swim for hours drink water for hours sleep for a few more hours take lots of photos with my leica sew things for girls, like...
View Articlewhite cabinets full of glass
five things i like: lola’s flash of golden hair breezing back as she flies by on her scooter this beautiful (short) piece about the landfill harmonic orchestra in paraguay these gals on pinterest...
View Articlehandkerchief of the lord
(photo by jude last summer, his first roll of film) newly vacuumed floors nag champa, liberally amazon prime all the dinners with candlelight late afternoon turning on of the lamps reading a little...
View Articlethe present has no ribbon
fig tree at the farm five things i like: spelling tests washing white things alexis deal, a friend who made our wedding rings, selling her beauties online making these garlands andrea’s year in review
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