Self Portrait Tuesday

I am standing at the window by my desk. When I hung them, the curtains were too long, so I cut them. Because I didn’t hem them, the bottom edges are frayed. Bean has just discoverd them and is enthusiastically tugging on them while trying to climb my leg. I hold the camera out and […]

Bath dinosaur still life

Fun to paint. Even more fun for Bean to play with, bobbing in the tub, snatching at each brightly colored prehistoric rubber creation, and then chomping down with satisfaction.

Artifacts of ourselves

On Friday, the minute after I posted, Bean woke up, still fussy, still with huge brontosaurus tears, inconsolable, needy. It was a long weekend. We’re adjusting to a possibly teething, much more active little guy, and it’s been a bit of a crash course.
The house is finally quite tonight. The first time all weekend […]

Gathering up the pieces

The morning was unassuming enough. Out of routine, because of the rain and the fact that Bean woke up nearly an hour earlier than he usually does. No morning walk, but cinnamon toast instead. The newspaper. Coffee. The essentials were all there. And Bean took a nap, like he normally does, but woke from it […]

Illustration Friday: Depth

Too often, we pull ourselves apart, seeing in our reflections a mosaic of discontent. We compare ourselves, compete, yet the starting and the ending point for each is vastly different. More than skin deep, beauty is a thing of wonder, of words, of intellect. The grace we bring to our work, the courage, the mess […]

7 Month Update

My Dear Little Bean,
It is amazing to me that the weeks fly by this fast. Having you in our lives makes the days blur together the landscape does out the window of a moving car. It’s a wonderful, giddy feeling, watching time dissolve like this: watching you grow. But also bittersweet, because you’re officially more […]

Self Portrait Tuesday: September Body Part Challenge

Starting a different story

When I looked at my body in the full-length mirror after a shower as a teenager the one thing I always hated was my stomach. Once puberty hit, I got curves, like every other girl. And I felt betrayed.
My stomach was not flat or defined or angular which I imagined was necessary for beauty. […]

Frye Boots

A gift from DH. These most gorgeous boots. I’ve been coveting them for about two years now. Hooray for shopping. Especially when someone else does it. Because I suck at shoping.

The places he gets to now

Did I mention, he’s a CRAWLING TERROR? Yeah, well, he is. He has officially figured out how to crawl, and it’s so adorable and miraculous the way he slaps each little hand down on the floor with determination as he moves forwards. And totally terrifying. Because he does things like get stuck under chairs now. […]