As I’ve begun to settle into these days with my new baby (can you believe he’s already three months today?) I find that parts of me have all but receded into the shadows. The things that used to define my days–making up new recipes, baking, sewing, knitting, writing, illustrating–all feel like someone else’s life now. […]
“This area is more complete for fishing.” Zia: “Would you like an overview of how rocks and sand make sounds and don’t make sounds?” Me: “Sure.” Zia (tossing a handful of mixed rock and sand): “Did you hear the sand?” Me: “Nope.” Zia: “Did you hear the rock?” Me: “Yes, I did.” Zia: “Now you […]
Wolf (drawn to fast “wolf-ish” music) Horse (of course) Orca More drawings from the resident artist. David and Caleb are elk hunting this week, so the little ones and I are car-less and camera-less, but here are some drawings I had filed from the last couple of weeks. Our mornings are spent dabbling in the […]
Friday morning, not even two weeks after the official start of fall, winter made its first appearance! Zia took advantage of the snow and rolled and and played to her heart’s content. It’s a good thing she did… because after the snow came the sun. She brought this delicious snow-mud pie into the kitchen and […]
(To the lady working at the thrift store) “This shirt might not fit me, but I’ll try it on for good measure.” (Drawing with a marker) “I don’t want to use this. I need something more scientific.” Zia: “Were dragons and castles real?” Me: “Castles are real, but I don’t think dragons were ever real.” […]
