the habit of being

the tween book list :: 21 | 52

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:39:40 +0000

my red bean is a voracious reader and i was challenged by her to come up with a list of my favorite books for the tween girl (she’s almost 12) that isn’t quite ready for ya. this was difficult but i came up with this list. there were plenty of others i read (sweet valley [...]

weekending

admin — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:19:48 +0000

weekending. my favorite part of the week. a time to relax, live, love, just be. if you’d like to share your weekend either with words, photographs, or both, leave a link to your weekend post or flickr photo in the comments, or post it on the fb page. +++++ this weekend started thursday evening the [...]

grateful :: 20 | 52

admin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:20:06 +0000

i am grateful for: :: connections :: kindred being mentioned on the hottest, newest lit mag list :: research (i LOVE researching) for a project :: iced coffee season :: a rainy and grey morning so i can lounge in bed without feeling guilty :: bacon :: 30 minutes of uninterrupted reading time while the [...]

weekending

admin — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:56:36 +0000

make + listen

admin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:20:41 +0000

the honey cowl. done. at last. not sure why it hung out in the bottom of my knitting basket for so long but it did. and despite it languishing there in the bottom of the basket for so long, i think i might actually like it. another model has been built. you can read all [...]

weekending

admin — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:54:44 +0000

reading

admin — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:13:19 +0000

“I’d forgotten how beautiful fresh-caught lobsters are in all their dappled hardness, before their mottled scalloped armor of semi-precious hues – sapphire, topaz, and emerald – fade into a general muddy green.” ~ Ann Leary, The Good House I saw The Good House among the new releases and picked it up on a whim. I [...]

in my bag :: 19 | 52

admin — Wed, 29 May 2013 11:23:04 +0000

:: wallet – missing from this shot because a certain wee lass had toddled off with it. i let her go thinking i’d get a decent photo but no. as soon as she saw me taking the photo, she was trying to climb into the frame (hence the blurry photo). :: iphone – missing because [...]

weekending

admin — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:55:43 +0000

make + read + listen

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:50:46 +0000

there has been a little making this week. we’ve found ourselves outdoors most days, trying to enjoy being outside before the heat and humidity are just brutal. the red bean is still working on her peacock sampler and loving every minute of it. cory, i hope there are more designs in the works! i’ve been [...]