Seeing Things

Love is all you need...

Love and libraries...

And music.

And coffee.

Evening pool haze.

Wheels turning.

Castle making.

Cool dips.

Placid waters.

Fire in the sky.

Summer slumbers.

Warm celebrations.

Hovering planets.

How he sees me.

Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon.

Midsummer latelys... Triple digit heat, librarying, reading, lots of reading, Lawrence to Ludington, MI and back, pool trips, lake dips, kiddo's birthday, crafting, more reading. Repeat.

Phone Photos

I'm retiring my blackberry at the end of the week.

We've been together for quite some time now, but the time has come to part ways.

This afternoon, I was downloading all the photos from it and thought I would share a few...

Apartment view from roof. Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Anna Sui, Spring 2008

Will and I on a walk, Upper East Side.

Frozen wedding cake top that didn't make the move to Michigan.

Lake Michigan

Growing

Wesco

Quiet afternoon

Back window blooms

Day one

Summer

And summer's end

Shhhh

3 months

We celebrate Neil Diamond

Texas trip

Growing and Growing

Last day in Ludington.

Summer she turned one.

Living in Lawrence.

Playing at the park.

Working at the library.

Halloween

Bundled up

Finger paint

"sno"

Child's note found in a library book.

Late winter picnic.

A week ago tomorrow.

You were a good phone. Lots of news shared and moments captured through you.

But it's time to say..

Bye, Bye Blackberry

Week End

Hi there!

I apologize for the time lapse. I haven't had access to internet over the past week, so this post is brought to you by the free wi-fi at the local library.

The picture above was taken last Friday in Ludington.... the day before we moved to Kansas. It's hard to believe it's the same lake from a few months ago. It's also hard to believe it was alredy time to say goodbye. Goodbyes are always the hardest part.

So instead we said, "See you later."

See you later, Ludington.

Thankfully, the move went smoothly and we all made it to Kansas safely. Safe and together. It's been quite hectic since settling in our new (temporary) home, starting my new job, and getting into the grove of a new schedule. But I will be posting regularly again starting next week.

And I have so much to share. About our move, the traveling garden, about my transition as a working mother. But for now, for this weekend, we're adjusting and laying low. Taking some time to take it all in.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend.

Farewell, Little Red House

Farewell, little red house.

We shared a lot over the year.

New beginnings. Joy, anticipation, tears and laughter.

Lots of laughter.

I brought my baby home to you.

This was our living room.

It was where my baby learned how to sit up. How to walk. How to crawl. How to smile.

And does she smile.

Always smiling.

It's where we would read away the afternoon.

It's where we played. And played. And played. And played.

Birthdays. Holidays. Family. Friends. They came and went.

Our first family Christmas tree was so big, it barely fit under your ceiling. It illuminated the entire room. We never turned a lamp on during the month of December.

This was LBD's first room. The baby room.

We painted it "Malibu Peach". I've never liked the color pink, but I do now. Guess it's inevitable when you have a girl. Peach for a peach.

When we first brought her home, I use to come downstairs one, two, three times a night to check her. Carefully, down the creaky stairs. Carefully open the creaky door. To rest my palm on her back. It would softly rise and fall. She was so tiny. So real.

A lot of sleeping took place in this room.

And not a lot of sleeping took place.

This was Will and I's bedroom.

It was my favorite room in the house.

We didn't have much money to decorate, but it's amazing what a coat of paint can do.

This bedroom is where I learned to sew. Where I grew my first seedlings.

Where I would take ritual afternoon naps when I was pregnant. Dreaming and waiting.

Waiting and dreaming.

This was on New Years Eve. LBD didn't want to go to bed. We listened to the fireworks at midnight. A slumber party of three.

Our bedroom was where LBD had her accident. I cried. Oh, I cried. I'll never forget that day.

It's where Will and I stayed up late, discussing our future.

It's where the evening light would fade into the night.

This was our kitchen.

Blueberry pie, Pad Thai, Black Forrest, Cake, Sicilian Toast, baby food, Spinach Ravioli,

Homemade Guacamole...

One day, I was washing dishes here and decided to grow my first garden.

My garden was my peace.

This was our backyard.

Where my sunflowers lived.

Among other flowers.

Where we had countless barbecues.

Where Will threw me a surprise birthday party.

Well, it was almost a surprise. I found out the night before.

Bluegrass was playing on the radio. The summer night was warm. The food was good.

The company, the best.

I use to watch the snow fall here while the baby napped. It snowed and snowed....

A winter in Michigan.

This house was where I became a mother. Where Will and I spent our first year of marriage. It's where I came into my own. Where plans were made, and lessons learned.

It's where one September evening , I had a passing thought to write a blog. About family and growing, And common things.