21 November 2009 ~ 13 Comments

An Open Letter To My Daughter

Dear Saffron
Someday you will be a teenager. And when that day comes you may start to have feelings for other teens. The way they smell, the way the smile, the way they laugh. All of these things might start to make you feel like smiling and giggling and blushing. And if, heaven help you, you [...]

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11 November 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Cloth Diaper Girl

In all the moving I found a bag with a few half finished cloth diapers just waiting to be be sewn. This was the only one actually finished.
I’m pretty sure I made it, the stitches are a bit wobbly and uneven. But for the life of me I cannot remember when or for whom [...]

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27 October 2009 ~ 5 Comments

Signs of Autumn

Signs of Autumn

Leaf printing has covered my table…

There are bright orange pumpkins every where…

And a certain little girl has learned to sit up on her own…

Sadly, Autumn is short lived around here. The cool crisp air is already getting too chilly for my taste. We’re an area with short spring and autumn times, and long summer and [...]

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22 October 2009 ~ 5 Comments

Six Months

Six months ago today I was in my bathroom giving birth to my little surprise. There was a lot of emotion, a lot of fear, a lot of “what if” during the long nine months of pregnancy. Then, early in the morning on Earth Day, I woke knew none of that mattered. She was coming, [...]

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