I made a dog bed for my children. This was not my intention at the onset, but it is what I ended up with and I’m not complaining. A puppy is a puppy is…
1. this denim. 2. this candle. 3. these hops. 4. this alphabet. 5. this serum. other things: life in objects. productive rage. (related!) renovating rentals. climate cabinet. have a gentle day. a sweet embrace.…
1. indoor gardens. 2. shadows and light and string bags. 3. knits in progress. 4. nail polish on keys. 5. dried flowers strung up. other things: bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and dining rooms. city shadows.…
1. old overalls. 2. strawflowers. 3. a new notebook.* 4. odette’s book. 5. kindergarten art. other things: recipe?!? on selling a lifestyle. super partial laughable early dismissal day. wishing for the compassionate attention of…
1. this august favorite. 2. this summer camp art project. 3. this knife for whittling. 4. this box for mildred. 5. this specimen. other things: chewy springs. fix the pta. the morning rush. money…
1. the light on these leaves. {and the rainbow, too.} 2. this spray bottle. {rescued from a neighbor’s recycling bin.} 3. this ice water. {and the others.} 4. the degree change of this cabinet.…
This afternoon I added two more 10-cent shoulder hooks to the back of the wardrobe in our living/dining/everything room. I’ve had these hooks in my tool box for months and I’ve had three different…
It’s a habit shift, it’s apartment progress, it’s baby proof in a family where the youngest baby is a walking, talking two-year-old calling her dad…Jimmy. It’s a stainless steel water dispenser, otherwise known as…
Last week I gave away my jammed up sewing machine. It unceremoniously ground to a halt a few months ago and though I took it apart and put it back together again three times…
1. these peonies. {in all their desiccated glory.} 2. this little lampshade. {made from some vintage quilt scraps.} 3. this new dress (a gift!). {and the weather to wear it in.} 4. this rose-made…