In bloom

One of my greatest sources of simple joy lately is my back yard. And my front yard, too.
Everyday I get to discover something new that is popping up.  New plants, new perennials, and maybe even a few weeds that are kinda pretty.
First came the periwinkle border with its lovely purple flowers.  Next were [...]

Anticipation

So…. one of the things I’ve been busy with lately, is my new favorite pastime: House Hunting.
I’ve fully allowed myself to indulge in my voyeurism over the past two months.  It’s so interesting to see how other people live, how they decorate and what their style is.  It’s also fascinating to see just how some [...]

The last good canoli

He said it felt strange
To be walking anywhere
not holding her hand.
 
Haiku for my great-uncle Jim.  He’s been married to my great-aunt for 40 years and it’s just so great to see them still walking hand in hand wherever they go.  We were out for a big family dinner when they visited this weekend.  Jim and [...]

party all the time

Yawn – I still feel like I’m on a rollercoaster – shooting from one thrill to another, never knowing what’s around the next turn. But I guess that’s part of the fun of living, right?
It’s been a very social couple of weeks, with an action-packed schedule. (so action packed, in fact, that I [...]

just resting…

Hello Innernets! It’s been a long, sleep deprived week. I apologize for the lack of posts!  It doesn’t help that I’ve had problems with my work computer crashing every time I tried to save or publish.
Sometimes I don’t really *heart* technology.
But back to some hawesomeness – and the reason I’ve been too pooped [...]

haiku for lawn mowing motivation

The dandelions
growing tall in the back yard
embarrass me so.

Mother’s Day

For all the amazing, hardworking moms out there – especially mine.
Thank you for all the love, bedtime stories, carpools, recreational sports, band-aids, home cooked meals, laughter, and wisdom.
Thank you for sending me out into the world as a capable, caring citizen.
Love,
J

Marching one by one….

I stumbled into the kitchen this morning for a post-late-night fix and discovered this:

and this:

ew. ew. ew. I’ve seen a stray ant here & there over the last week or so, but this was a full on siege of my kitchen. I guess it is officially spring in Michigan now. It looks [...]