A new statue near the kitchen garden gate. I want to make a gazing pool in front of her. Which I expect will then become another dog water bowl. Ben and Maddie are keeping a raised garden bed planted with strawberry plants and flowers. We’re not likely to see any berries, though, since M keeps [...]
My last photos were of snow, and now we’re consistently having temps of more than 80 in the afternoons. Yesterday after nap Ben and Maddie played dress up and then ate ice cream sandwiches on the front porch. It’s definitely Spring in Austin. The redbud and mountain laurel trees are blooming; even the bluebonnets are [...]
January 2, 2011 – 6:33 pm
Last Thursday night Nathan, the kids and I went on our first overnight tent camping trip at McKinney Falls State Park. We saw deer, birds, a jackrabbit, grasshoppers, ladybugs, spiders, and lots of local plants and trees. We walked in the woods, where we found owl pellets, deer scat and tracks, and snail shells that [...]
December 12, 2010 – 11:25 am
At last, I’m posting these. Maddie’s 2nd Birthday Party was themed around coloring. We made heart- and flower-shaped crayons in the oven, we colored on large sheets of paper taped to the wall and to the coffee table, and we colored on the windows: Friends and family joined us to celebrate the day: Ruby and [...]
December 11, 2010 – 5:35 pm
My loves, all snugged up and smiling: How lucky am I?
December 11, 2010 – 5:10 pm
on Thanksgiving Day, in my parents’ North East Texas neighborhood: Nathan walked with us and took a few photos. I’m a bit late in posting, but it was a nourishing way to spend the morning, and I don’t want to forget it. I had forgotten, until I ran across these photos on the computer. Memory [...]
December 3, 2010 – 3:44 pm
Our sweet Madeleine is 2! Her birthday was the 27th, and she passed her well check yesterday morning with style. She is as healthy and beautiful as we suspected, according to a pediatrician. I’m filled with gratitude. We hosted a small party of family and Maddie’s close friends the Saturday before Thanksgiving, but I haven’t [...]