June 20, 2019 Christmas day in Mexico: Puerto Vallarta, Majahuitas and Yelapa This past Christmas day, as we relaxed at home and wished for snow, I found myself daydreaming about a not-too-distant Christmas past, when we…
June 12, 2019 Loving – and letting go of – another family’s child When we signed up to host an international exchange student through YFU, we were ready for the adventure of bringing a young cultural ambassador…
June 9, 2019 My parents went to Hogwarts! If you’re a long-time reader, you probably already know that my folks are British and came to America many years ago just in time…
June 5, 2019 Getting tattooed in your 40s Time for some hard truths from the Tattoo Doula: getting tattooed in your 40s is quite different from getting tattooed in your 20s. There…
May 29, 2019 We fear what we don’t understand Earlier this summer, I was thrilled to see our local public library once again offering a robust summer reading program and calendar of fun…
May 26, 2019 The last day bouquet Just like I get all my great ideas from other mom blogs, my darling daughter gets hers from watching Youtube videos. She especially loves…
May 10, 2019 Flower crown workshop with Ash & Hart It’s Mother’s Day this weekend, and if you’re a mom I wish you the happiest one possible. I’ve seen a few very sad Facebook…
May 4, 2019 Let’s just love ourselves right now I turned 49 this week and that’s honestly a little mind-boggling. I remember as a kid, 49 sounded SO old. Even now, it still…
April 27, 2019 Facing our worst fears: the dentist Somewhere I read or heard that facing our fears makes us stronger – that every time we do something we’re afraid of, it builds…
April 12, 2019 We miss our vacation cat On our recent spring break trip to Florida, we stayed at a marvelous little airBnB in Sanford that we absolutely adore. We’ve stayed there…
