We like food around here. Good food. Fresh food. Flavorful food. It all equals full, happy bellies. Which explains the mystery of shrinking of pants. But that’s another post. Our garden just happens to be bursting with succulent, sun-ripened tomatoes and fresh, aromatic herbs…so bruschetta was a no-brainer appetizer when friends joined us for dinner […]
August {Desktop} Wallpaper
Apparently I still don’t know how to post things to my blog properly – I was trying to be more prepared and threw together a rough draft of this post a week days ago {seeing I tend to only think about desktop wallpaper half way through the month, after a reader or two have asked […]
Happy 5th Birthday, Bean!
Happy birthday to our precious Bean! You have blessed my heart in these 5 years more than you’ll ever know. You’ve stretched me, delighted me, challenged me, taught me {time and time again}, and tickled me pink with that delicious sense of humor, incredible compassion, lavish generosity, and sweet spirit God deposited in that cute […]
Vacation Rambling
Turns out we really love camping. Our children actually sleep well in a tent. Late, even, despite noisy 2 year old neighbors who rise at the butt-crack of dawn. We also happen to work magic on a tripod grill over open flame. Who knew flour tortillas, salami, cheese, peppers, tomato and chutney would marry in […]
Queen Anne’s Lace & {Desktop} Wallpaper
I got an email a couple of weeks ago from the owner of a little bed & breakfast nestled in the foothills of the mountains in upstate South Carolina. It’s aptly called “The Queen’s Cottage”, and Queen Anne’s Lace is their “thing”. She had stumbled upon the ‘love story’ and photos I had posted last […]
The Bridal Bean
Ever since stumbling upon the idea on Pinterest a while ago, I’ve been wanting to snap some photies of my beautifully growing Bean in my wedding dress. For visual & nostalgic wonderment now, yes, but also for display on her wedding day. In, you know, 35 years. To say she’s been eager to don “the […]
My Children Are Going To Need Therapy
It occurred to me, while sending my hubby a desperate “pray for me…and while you’re at it, pray harder for your children” text earlier this week, that our little loin-fruit are going to require an exorbitant amount of therapy as they age. Compliments of their mother. I have no idea what the state of your […]
July {Desktop} Wallpaper
I’m in desperate need of a date with my camera. In fact I’m hoping to squeeze one in tomorrow – with my kiddos – out on the railroad track near our house. With a trunk. At sunset. woah, mama. I’ve never pulled off a “shoot” like this – perfect lighting, delicious loin-fruit {if I do […]
Red, White & Blue
Hope you had a most glorious 4th of July! We sure did. You know you love your neighbors dearly when you’ve spent time together 5 days out of the past 7…and your kids still like each other. Correction : they adore each other. We’re blessed!
C3 Cookies {Chocolate Chip Chickpea}
Garbanzo beans. Chick peas. Those hummus thingies. We like to call them “baby bottoms”. Because we’re weird like that. But mostly because they actually look like little baby bottoms. Take a peek, you just might become a word convert. As you may have noticed, we’ve blossomed into a slightly crunchy crew lately. Okay, pretty crunchy, […]
