bursting with joy

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loving where i am in my life….

helping quinn with his first embroidery stitches

the feeling we're always on our way to something wonderful

that includes my drive to work in the morning…

(every other day or so i still stop and gasp… “i live . . . → Read More: bursting with joy

~this moment~

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a friday ritual. a single photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special moment. a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

inspired by soulemama

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stamping fun

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inspired by this post, quinn and i did some crafty stamping with clay yesterday. we used what we had around, which was sculpee clay, but the post talked about plasticene. i never follow rules, and tend to just use what i have on hand (this stuff has been around for probably a year in an . . . → Read More: stamping fun

peace is the path

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“There is no path to peace. Peace is the path”

~Ghandi

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a week of tomatoes and apples

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60 pounds of tomatoes from “our gathering farm” (the folks with whom we have a csa- that is quinn’s name for gathering together farm), 53 pounds of apples, and 7 pounds of pears this week. some canned, some on their way there, some consumed fresh, and bunches more to process. last night quinn carefully . . . → Read More: a week of tomatoes and apples

~this moment~ “my little bed”

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a friday ritual. a single photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special moment. a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

inspired by soulemama

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~this moment~ vast

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a friday ritual. a single photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special moment. a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

inspired by soulemama

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outdoorsy weekend

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"thimbles, mama!"

waiting for crabs

hello inchworm

and hello ladybug!

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archiving

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one of my main motivations for having this blog is to create a space to store all of my mama reminiscences in one place, to be able to look back at, both for myself and quinn as he grows, and to share with friends and family. i’m slowly beginning the process of compiling all . . . → Read More: archiving

~this moment~ shoes and gratitude

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a friday ritual. a single photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special moment. a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

inspired by soulemama

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