Tasked with making the desserts for a little girl’s first birthday party, I went with a lemon tart, matcha cookies, and one unorthodox little cake.
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That satisfied look on Anker’s face is a lot like the one on mine as I present news of his recent success along with a neat little throwback.
Read MoreVelvet Sofa Pix
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Here’s a quick study in contrasts with very little commentary because sometimes the pictures do the work of all the words.
Read MoreThirteen
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My son’s birthdays measure both his age in years and my own evolution in motherhood, which continues to be a breathtaking, exciting experience.
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I’ve posted pictures of the sky before, but I’ve never posted any of the ones I took in March of 2023. Here they are, all eight of them.
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I got so carried away organizing my music on Spotify that I wound up deploying my photos and writing there, too. Come see!
Read MoreEarthshine
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Did you know that light can be reflected again and again, many times, illuminating the shadows with the sheer force of physics?
Read MoreEmotional Baking
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I bake to feed an elusive hunger in me that can only be sated by a diligent labor of love. The cakes, tarts, and cookies are a happy coincidence.
Read MoreConstructing a Heart
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A post on self-love in three parts, inspired by my adventures with paper folding and informed by my misadventures in love.
Read MoreForty-Four in Twenty-Two
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The end of one year has me taking stock of how I’ve been living. The first days of another bring me inspiration to invite what I desire.
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My recent stay with Marta’s family made me want to write about the times we’ve shared. And then events shook the story in another direction.
Read MoreA Summer Scene
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A glimpse of white linen and periwinkle silk on an al fresco summer date inspires me to wonder why I am moved so deeply by this sight.
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In this placeholder of a post I write absolutely nothing of any importance, yet I am inclined to think that this itself is quite telling.
Read MoreYear of Yes
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My celebration of this unusual year includes a dozen self-portraits I took today and some thoughts about the way 2020 was my time for change.
Read MorePicking Up Guitar
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I may be less than one percent into those famous ten thousand hours of practice, but I am still well on my way to something extraordinary.
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April elicits heavy memories while ushering in lighter days. (It turns out that three years into bereavement one is whole again.)
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As pandemic polemics drown out all other noise, everything becomes part of that chorus. Here are a few of my quiet observations.
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This year’s calendar combined the exuberance of gift giving with a controlled architectural streak. In other words it was perfect.
Read MoreSummerhouse Stills
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For this text-free post I’ve selected a dozen photos to tell the fragmented story of a whole season’s worth of simple pleasures.
Read MoreCelebration Song
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A boy’s ninth birthday inspires contemplation of how this unlikely milestone marks not just the child’s life but motherhood, too.
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