• my week in objects (mostly).

    1. these nine candles, plus one for good luck. 2. this old guide to a new mend. 3. this spread. 4. these shades. 5. this salmon geranium. other things: think scalpel, not sledgehammer. an…

    June 2, 2023 9 Comments
  • pink eye and peas.

    I’ve had pink eye, which is an unreasonably rosy name for something decidedly miserable. It coursed through all of my kids and settled in with me and while it was never welcome in the…

    May 30, 2023 22 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. this shower curtain getting bleached by the sun. 2. a gift of matcha just in time for sick days. 3. this makeshift strap by a determined kid. 4. this office floor. 5. these peas nearly…

    May 19, 2023 4 Comments
  • organizing with toilet paper rolls.

    This post is sponsored by PlantPaper; tree-free, toxin-free toilet paper. New subscribers can use the code RMTL25! to get 25% off their first order. Toilet paper is a thing our family uses on a…

    May 18, 2023 12 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. these blossoms. 2. this old bag with new straps. 3. this salad. 4. this maybe-solution for a busted-through butt. 5. this shadow. other things: cone of shame (via claire & erica.) hot and…

    May 12, 2023 2 Comments
  • tree pits.

    Yesterday I traded in my tired old camera for a new one. The new one is small and compact and maybe less technically robust than its predecessor, but its sensor hasn’t been worn out…

    May 10, 2023 19 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. poncho with short sleeves weather. 2. lilacs inside. 3. this free arm. 4. the view. 5. this dusted bed. other things:  to be in public, to be human, to be fallible. we get…

    May 5, 2023 1 Comments
  • make-believe: soil.

    We harvested four tiny radishes from our window box garden this week. They were yanked from the dirt before being strictly ready for pulling and eaten with an enthusiasm reserved exclusively for children who…

    May 4, 2023 0 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. milky tea, extra hot. 2. gardenia, jasmine, vanilla. 3. bittersweet. 4. rubber clogs. 5. wool, washed. other things: dads, please enter the chat. room for reverie and action. i can bestow my attention…

    April 28, 2023 1 Comments