• Wine Bottle Poetry

    Won’t lie, this was a bottle I bought exactly because of its label and that poem. Cheers to the weekend! With veils open to catch the air,travelling in a rustic banquet inthe arms of a Monastrell.A sweet summons for pleasure-hungrypalates in search of lost paradises. via CONSENTIDO Monastrell Barrica. Red Wine. Product of Spain.

    Wine Bottle Poetry
  • The best thing I read today

    If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us; for no age is so apt as youth to think it’s emotions, partings, and resolves are the last of their kind. Each crisis seems final, simply because it is new. Middlemarch by George…

    The best thing I read today
  • Life Lesson # 49673

    When you spy a Funfetti Cakemix + Dolly Parton Chocolate Buttercream frosting at the grocery store, you will bake a cake and blow some candles because it’s someone’s birthday somewhere. Side Note: It is really funny singing “Happy Birthday to you …” when it actually no one’s birthday. The cake tastes delicious either way. :)…

    Life Lesson # 49673
  • New York City {with kids}

    We arrived at Laguardia Airport on Thursday evening after being one of those parents on the airplane whose kid screamed bloody hell the whole time. It’s been a while since this happened to us, so needless to say, it was a humbling to be reminded of the unpredictable nature of traveling with young children. Using…

    New York City {with kids}
  • Killjoy { Graduation Photos }

    Just a few days ago I was complaining to my friend Dottie about all the “graduation” photos I kept seeing on my social media feed of young kids going on to Kindergarten, or whatever their next elementary school-grade might happen to be. I mean, yes they are cute, but isn’t the cap and gown, and…

    Killjoy { Graduation Photos }
  • Flowers { Big and Small }

    It was our 12th wedding anniversary a few days ago. The doorbell rang around 10 that morning. The delivery guy had brought me the biggest flower arrangement I have seen outside of weddings and special events. The joy of seeing something so big made me laugh out loud. We can all use a little bit…

    Flowers { Big and Small }