We've begun the week getting our hands dirty, which is always a good beginning to anything I think. Isia's been asking for glitter a lot these days.  So I am trying- despite visions of glitter-covered floors and walls and children- to incorporate it into our creating more. As I shared here, I'm always looking for new ways to contain glitter in this container or that-...

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Our dear friends Patty and Jason asked me to come out and take picture of their family. We compared our calendars, picked a Saturday afternoon and we were all set- until Billy came down with the tummy flu that morning. Then we picked another Saturday afternoon and we were all set again- until Cory's car broke down on me and caught on fire...

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"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."  (words and inspiration via Soulemama.com)  . . . . . . . . (Sweet friends from a recent photo shoot. I'll share more favorites from it tomorrow!) ...

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We've been enjoying a warm spell this week with a resulting flurry of zoo trips, picnics and everything else that we won't be able to do for much longer. I used to have a hard time with Fall. While I loved the Fall foliage, but I dreaded the cold feet that lay ahead. I feel better about the changing weather this year. Already...

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(before) (in progress, light grey over dark green) (after) Today I'm... ...writing this at 5 in the morning. ...wishing I had a less active mind and a more sleepy body.  ...enjoying my pot of tea and homemade pumpkin muffin. ...happy that I doubled the recipe. (Hooray for freezer muffins!) ...anticipating a furniture delivery for the room I've been re-doing. ...thrilled that I was able to order it from...

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Do you own a set of scarves yet? I contemplated them for a few months before buying them. I would stalk them on Etsy, comparing prices and always talking myself out of them. "Surely I can just make them," I kept thinking. But then I considered all the different colors of dye I'd have to purchase in order to make just one rainbow...

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