Frothy chai made with our fancy new milk frother. I still like using my hand pump one that was handed down to us last year by my Aunt. This does make the milk hot, though, as Tom likes to remind me. And, it is really fun to watch it happen as my friend Lea likes…
not indoors
The left handed painting is going to have to wait until next week. We spent almost the entire day outside – at the park, in our yard, in the outdoor produce section at our local market (where they are selling local pussy willow branches and mangoes from Peru). The kids collected birch bark and rediscovered…
lefty.
I sat on the front steps of our house for 30 minutes, and with a Sharpie and kraft cardstock on a clipboard in hand, I drew left handed pictures of three spring things. I plan on adding color tonight, and then, hopefully, posting results tomorrow. These are the three real life spring things. I’ll also…
A March Day
Mouse paints. Chick shows us the maple tree that her classroom has tapped for sap. A damp, chilly, after school playground romp. And, while the day felt ordinary and regular, it really wasn’t. The tragic loss and devastation in Japan weighs heavy on my mind and in my heart. xo e
gettin’ crafty
Kel is wonderful. She is one of my oldest, dearest friends, and the above box of garden yarn is hers. She loves bread and perogies and sheep, and she remembers all of the random stuff – like how ten years ago, when we went to a Greg Brown concert, the guys at the table next…
brunchy sunday
Good friends of ours came to the house for Sunday brunch. We ate heartily and played two rounds of Go Fish. I almost skipped baking our favorite coffee cake, but Tom insisted. Twist my arm. It came out rich and eggy with the perfect amount of crispy, sweet topping. We ate it warm from the…
pencil jar upgrade
Fancy Pencil Jar :: Remake Use to store pencils, rulers, paint brushes, kitchen utensils, and maybe even dried flowers or seed pods. Made with a glass jar, some paper, and glue. Cut circles and designs, glue them on an appropriately sized strip of nice quality white paper, place in jar, and use a few dots…
