1. these food scraps. {an attempt to grow something new.} 2. this list. {an attempt at remembering to eat all the fresh stuff.} 3. this gravel. {an attempt at treasure collecting.} 4. these elastics.…
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I made an indoor basketball hoop. File that under Things I didn’t Think I’d Be Doing This Spring. I wasn’t sure I’d write about it because it’s cobbled together from things we had at…
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1. these dead daffs. {for still being pretty.} 2. this kid. {just doing kindergarten stuff at home in a very favorite new dress.} 3. this basketball hoop. {and figuring out how to make it…
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1. this peanut butter and jelly. {and very easy lunches.} 2. this bandana. {and the rest of the stash.} 3. this rope-covered handle. {for being moderately quieter each time it crashes to the ground.}…
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In the battle against dust, we’re losing. It’s everywhere in our apartment lately—rolling around under furniture, congregating in corners, settling onto the tops of picture frames and dresser tops and baseboards. You might imagine…
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I made a mobile for Calder over the weekend. She’s two months old now and despite sharing a name with a sculptor famous for his large, spinning works of art, she didn’t have even…
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1. this seaside collection. {sent from grandparents.} 2. these field finds. {and the empty snack container to put them in.} 3. this flower press (similar!). {and the four-leaf clover we put in it.} 4.…
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I’m using the term make very loosely here. This is a hardware store canvas apron of the $2.99 variety that my sister Devan gave to Faye years ago, knowing that in a child’s hands…
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1. these eggshell pots. {and their eager waterers.} 2. this paper banner. {cut from the sweetest stationery for a bit of springtime flair.} 3. this basket repair. {for being so easy.} 4. this empty…
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1. these busy hands. {and projects of all kinds (this one thanks to rose).} 2. this little seed marker. {to mark a single pea.} 3. these gallery wall additions. {and embracing artwork, everywhere.} 4.…