there was peace love and hippie tie dye

lots of art making: sculptures, paper mache, clay bowls of fruit, fairy houses, and homemade paper

there was choreographed dance and movement, the waves and “cold beer on a friday night“

time in the spotlight as a pirate, “the juggler”, the silly faced-boy, and  mr. smee (from peter pan)

and then [...]

{look what $1.99 can buy for your iphone.  loving my new hipstamatic retro camera app. this could be addictive.}
i can’t believe it’s almost august.  so far the summer has been a dizzy combination of fast and furious and slow and easy, with little in between.  there has been a lot of everything summery:  ice cream [...]

RUN, don’t walk to your nearest asian market.
buy these honeydew melon ice cream bars.
eat.
experience pure summer bliss!
repeat as needed ;)

one thing i love about gathering with creative women is hearing all of their stories… i love learning about what their loves look like, what they are passionate about, what their struggles might be, where they have been and where they might be going, and especially what their dreams are.  it is all so fascinating!  [...]

(read part 1 here) …as i read the intro to the book and i was thinking about my earliest food memories (or trying to), it occurred to me in a tearful revelation that the part that i can’t remember, my very first encounters with food are probably the most profound and most critical pieces to [...]

don’t you just want to melt into this sky?  it’s cotton candy and blue raspberry, baby tie dye and watercolor dreams.  i captured this gorgeous sunset over the forth of july right after i tucked the baby into bed and just before i crashed on the couch.  it was heart-achingly beautiful.
sometimes the world takes my [...]

you absolutely light up our lives!
happy birthday sweet baby boy… xoxoxo

i just dropped my oldest off at his first day of summer theater arts camp.  he was a little shy and quiet, but went on his way without needing any reassurance.  though he did make a half-hearted plea this morning to stay home all summer and play video games.  fat chance.  this is big for [...]

admittedly, i’m having a hard time finding my footing in this new season.  don’t get me wrong, i love all that summer brings… the sultry days that promise juicy, fun-filled moments, but i have a hard time being out of a regular routine.  as much as i love the idea of spontaneous living, it is [...]