I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
*Tap tap* Is this thing on? I was not planning on taking the summer off. In fact, I've been blogging since my last post showed up around Memorial Day. (Infrequently…
Have I mentioned what an awesome dad my husband is? Because, daaaamn. For Mother's Day, all I wanted was to go to yoga and get a pedicure. Kristian? For Father's…
Act I Scene I: Bright and early on a Saturday morning. A bleary-eyed Hope is unloading the dishwasher while her daughter "helps." LJ: Mama! [points] The dishwasher pod is still…
Sunday morning, I ran the Covered Bridges Half Marathon up north in Vermont. I have mixed feeling about the whole thing. The race itself was amazing, simply incredible. The course…
We had a jam-packed long weekend. Two music classes, paddling on a local lake, pizza by the ocean, and an afternoon pool-party. Even with all of that going on, we…
Lilian has been DEFCON level one levels of cute lately. I'm soaking it all up like a camel, because we only have a few more months before she turns two…