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small finds no.02
1.  constellation art print  / 2. Moroccan rug / 3. grey hand-knit poncho / 4. wood chairstool  / 5. lantern pedestal lamp “a collection of objects salvaged or created by small businesses around the world” I love the simplicity of
preschool at home | weather
When I first began homeschooling, all of my children were young pre-readers, but of course, if I began working with one child, the others often insisted they have “work” to do as well. This perhaps
style essentials // no. 01
 cardigan (similar 1, 2) / Old Navy skinny jeans / striped long sleeve shirt (similar) / boots (similar) / Warby Parker glasses Every woman at some point stands in front of her closet and wonders what to
sponsor cloistered away
I first began blogging several years ago as a way to share our family with close friends and family not living near us. After having Olive, I took a break, sporadically posting while I adjusted to life with
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  “a weekly portrait of each of my children in 2014” liam: a few months ago, he gently reminded someone making a racial comment, “I don’t think that’s what Dr. King stood for.” I thought
on limitations and thanksgiving
As a parent, some days seem impossible. My children whine and bicker with one another and with me, refusing generosity and kind words for that ubiquitous I-my-me. They grumble about their work and wish their day
inspiration no. 05
I have always loved white. My family regularly teases me about it, but I adore how white draws attention away from itself to the details surrounding it, whether it’s an object’s form, the texture and
instructions for living
Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. ― Mary Oliver, Something I’ve been thinking about this poem lately, a timely reminder for me to slow down and pay attention to the ordinary
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“a weekly portrait of each of my children in 2014” liam: speaks like an adult, plays like a little boy burke: started his first basketball season, learning to control the ball blythe: always practicing, even
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