I went to the Boston Flower Show today with Tember. Getting there at 10 when they opened was a very smart idea. Crowds! Did some Mother's Day shopping and got some inspiration for my own yard ( Read more... )

I hate the new (well, not so new) FLICKR setup, but it is what it is ( Read more... )

Toddlerhood is both fun and trying. On Friday night I felt like Mina was pushing and Brian kept trying to undermine my attempts at parenting, not giving me a chance to intervene and/or trying to tell me what to do or cut me off when trying to interact with Mina at dinner. That night putting her to bed was just terrible and took forever. It was ( Read more... )

Now that the cooler weather is here we are going to be focusing on some more indoor home projects. Brian has wanted to rip out a built-in bureau in his collectible's room closet for a while, and I have wanted to patch/repair/build out Mina's large closet ( Read more... )

The landscaper came out yesterday and removed all of the crap from our yard, dumped some dirt and leveled it out. Our lilac remained, a small blueberry bush that will need a better home, and some hosta and such. They left the lilac, the hosta was relocated near our old tree stump to build a small flower bed in the back corner. Lots of grass seed ( Read more... )

Work: been very busy but fun. Time flies and all of that. Lots of things I'm kind of in limbo, waiting for direction or data. It is good to feel needed, or something ( Read more... )

Such a gorgeous day! I am enjoying spring and loving wearing dresses to work again ( Read more... )

As of 12:24 PM this afternoon, our daughter will be a year old. Just crazy ( Read more... )

We had a nice mix of busy and chill and productive this weekend. I'm enjoying the cool New England fall weather ( Read more... )

From our CSA Farmer ( Read more... )