I really wanted to do lots of canning this summer.  But it sort of got away from me. One day while at the produce market, I found South Carolina peaches on sale for $1.29 a pound.  So bought a ton and carted them home.  This was my first time using Pomona’s Pectin, and I really […]

Fall seems a long way off down here in Florida.  I know that if I am patient, it will arrive eventually.  So here I wait.  I cleared off the summer nature table yesterday.  I replaced the sunny yellow silk with an autumnal orange one.  A small pumpkin, a handmade (hibernating) bear and a few pinecones […]

Saying goodbye to summer, before the Equinox on Thursday. Beach treasures; a tangible record of our many beach days this summer. Treasures from our visit to Bear Mountain State Park in New York. Monarch butterfly that we found (dead) in our backyard. Looking forward to Fall, whenever it decides to pay us a visit!

Inspired by Amanda: {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

My mother was driving down her street and passed a few boxes that had been set on the curb.  It seems the occupant of the house had passed on and the house was being readied for sale.  My mother, unable to pass a promising looking trash pile, and knowing my love for vintage linens (and […]

How fortunate I am to live ten minutes away from the beach.  We have recently started the after-dinner trip to the beach again.  This is something we used to enjoy when we were a family of three, what seems like so many years ago. The beach is wonderful in the evening.  The crowds are thinning, […]

Snapshots of a few bentos for The Boy.  I’m trying really hard to get some variety in there. Last year, he ate way too many cheese sandwiches.  I’m just thrilled there’s no one in his class this year making fun of him for eating sushi. Brown rice and avocado sushi, organic strawberries, a fresh plum, […]

It’s pretty rare that The Boy, The Girl, and I can agree on anything, but we are all so in love with Fantastic Mr. Fox. What’s not to love about a clever fox who outwits not one but three farmers and manages to constantly stay one step ahead of them? I cannot believe I never […]

It’s amazing what tiny things you notice when you are only 35 inches tall.  The Girl found these hidden in our backyard under a much larger plant.  They were entirely invisible from my point of view. “Look Mama, it’s magic!” she told me. If only I could manage to stay in that place (literally and […]

In Amanda’s words: {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.