Little N's flags

bwoo

Daddy handed the sippy cup to Little N.

Little N said, "bwoo."

Daddy said, "Do you want your milk?"

Little N said, "bye-bye," and walked away.

Daddy looked at the sippy cup. The lid was blue.

Little N will ONLY drink from the green lid.

red shoes!

found these in the giveaway in the building's laundry room. they fit me well enough. & so cute!

Saturday night

Saturday morning

ripening

fall equinox altar

fall comes to seattle

faerie tree

in loving memory

There are three times of the year when I especially pause to remember my father.

October 31/November 1 for Samhain & All Souls, where we honor our Beloved Dead.
January 13 for the anniversary of his death.
July 28 for his birthday.

Happy Birthday Dad. Your life continues to be celebrated and missed.
And loved.

favorite smoothie #1

last Saturday, I packed the little one into his stroller and carted him over to the office where my blender has been hanging out doing nothing for about 2 years. at least it wasn't taking up space in our cozy kitchen (see previous post?). but I'm late to the smoothie craze! so we ran out to get it and get blending.

here's my latest and favoritest combination:
1 banana
1 c frozen blueberries
1/2 c frozen peach
1/2 c plain nonfat yogurt
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
2 bunches of spinach (torn)
2 sprigs of mint (just the leaves!)

blend thoroughly and enjoy

I like them best after a good half day in the fridge for all the flavors to blend
(that also helps to tame the spinach which can otherwise dominate the fruit flavors)

tools at hand

~ welcome to my studio ~

A family of 3 living in a 1-bedroom apartment means no "room of her own" for mama. (No "man cave" for daddy either.)

A little creative heaping and a found cupboard later... tah dah!

In lean moments while the guys nap or even on my lunch hour at the office I pull together a little crafting.

Maybe it's like that for you too?

weekend heap

my new-to-me bike

family adventures ahead!

in no particular order

calming tea

This is the inside of the box of tea.

Such a pretty surprise.

Yogi Calming Tea

the Buddha & Jesus in my kitchen

coloring pages

p.o.v.