Archive for March, 2014

days in new mexico

Posted on March 12th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

We went to New Mexico for Grandma Josie’s funeral and to visit with David’s family. I met many of his relatives for the first time. They are really kind, loving people–with a good dose of firecracker just below the surface–not so different than my own Italian relatives. 🙂 Grandpa Roman. From left: Rich (David’s brother), […]



tooth fairy pillow

Posted on March 7th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Thursday afternoon I made this little pocketed pillow for Zia’s tooth. The tooth just had that look, you know–and I figured I’d better get my fairy act together. Maybe it was coincidence, maybe mother’s intuition, maybe the 45-degree angle with which it protruded from her mouth as she headed off to school, but it came […]



{this moment}

Posted on March 7th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  13 Comments »

Linking up with SouleMama…a moment from our week. Yesterday morning… and last night after dinner.



snapshots of life

Posted on March 5th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  10 Comments »

David’s Grandma Josie passed away Monday night. In the midst of travel/visitation/funeral plans, I’ve taken a few minutes to notice the simple things around me. Life is a blink, even when you get 94 years of it. Here a few things I captured today on Planet Earth. This girl who always has so much on […]



grandma josie

Posted on March 3rd, 2014 by mountain girl  |  8 Comments »

David’s grandmother is not doing so well. Both of his grandparents are 94, and have been in great health so far. Recently, though, Grandpa Roman broke his hip, and while he was recovering, Grandma Josie had an MRI and an aneurysm was noted in her leg. Now the aneurysm has burst and she doesn’t have […]