Non-photo: Usually I don’t put a photo up to be dramatic and get your attention. Today, however, I lack a photo because I was too busy being panicked about the snow and had no time to snap pics. However, I’ll make a deal with you: I will break out my camera tomorrow and take pics of…
[Quiet Thoughts] of Beauty
Photo: Some friends of mine brought in roses in exchange for kinklings last week and today they are all fully opened and the smell is intoxicating. I had to get at them with my macro lens and spend a little time learning how to manually set my camera. I’m fairly pleased with the result of…
Lean in? Take off? Just Another Day.
Photo: The best kind of playground is the playground we get all to ourselves. Minor and I got to do whatever we wanted without any interference from other kiddos. Mostly this meant that Minor could be brave and try new things without an audience: so we practiced pumping on the swing, climbing a ladder that…
Broke His Little Heart
Photo: One of these things is not like the others, one of these things is broke! The new fun thing to do on Saturday mornings is for the three men of the house to break out their instruments and rock out to music together as a “band.” This is really so that Minor will practice…
[Quiet Thoughts] Be Still
Photo: The reading I’m bringing with me into the “wilderness” for these Lenten weeks. Tomorrow, my house will be full of people all day long and the air will be rich with the smells of butter, yeast, sugar and potatoes. I’m frying kinklings late this year so as to not compete with February break.…
[Short Post] Setting Out to Wander
It is Ash Wednesday, and I’ve decided to take the evening after a challenging day with the boys to sit in silence, settle down, and prepare for these 40 days of wandering in the “wilderness” in contemplation and prayer. I have so much that I need to put down and leave here before I…
Three Stories for Your Monday
Photo: My reward for a long week, a longer weekend, and a Monday morning that was ridiculous. I got to spend time with a good friend and hang out at a wonderful fabric and yarn store called Gather Here in Inman Square in Cambridge. If you’ve never been and you are a crafty person, please…
[Quiet Thoughts] Take a Moment
Photo: This is one of the gems that couldn’t fit into yesterday’s sponsored post. I love the colors and the wistful look off into the distance. It feels like a lifetime between those groggy days in that sunny apartment and now. I loaded the boys into the van to whisk them off to a…
[Sponsored] Tools to go from Hobby to Pro
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Halfway Through!
Photo: The boys and I were treated to a day at the Worcester Art Museum, a beautiful and kid-friendly place to visit. Worcester is an undersung city here in Massachusetts, and I’m sad to say that I spend very little time there. Whenever I go, though, I’m pleasantly surprised by the beauty of it and…