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Food and dinnerware
Tom and I aspire to be foodies. Or, rather we aspire to always appreciate food. Maybe the word foodie is too weighted these days. Yeah perhaps, merriam webster defines foodie as a person having an avid interest in the latest food fads. We’re not really into trendy food, we just like good food. Yesterday, (perhaps…
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Sulfur Springs
Ohio is a beautiful place to live. Despite Tom and I’s love of the outdoors we have not taken advantage of the amazing metro-park system in Cleveland. Saturday we headed out to the South Chagrin Metro Park to visit Sulfur Springs. I’d been once and wanted to take Tom ever since, plus I got a…
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Faces
It’s common knowledge that I’m obsessed with my son. I’m pretty sure he is the cutest baby I’ve ever birthed. I was trying to capture him sitting in his new high chair. He already looks so comfortable in it, so old. At times as we’re eating lunch together and chatting, his knowing looks leave me…
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Pittsburgh
Last Saturday our little family decided to take advantage of Tom’s day off and head to Pittsburgh. We had a wonderful day. We spent several hours in the monstrosity that is IKEA, dreaming of future kitchens with detailed organization, and considering what it would be like to live in a small space. We bought eating…
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I may have found my solution!
I always go back and forth with whether I should combine my home blog and my regular blog. I think I might. Does it get too complicated switching back and forth? In the recent months I have discovered some amazing blogs. Blogs like Design Mom, Pioneer Woman, etc. How inspiring. These are powerful, creative women…
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Oh, while you're there
While you’re at “Our Playhouse” checking out my basement renovation. Would you give me some ideas for the artwork in Scotland’s room!
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Wanna see my latest home project?
Check it out over at Our Playhouse. P.S. After years of putting up with a cook top that was never completely clean. I finally did something about it. This $1.88 container is a complete dream. Spray it on, leave it for a while (Maybe even go outside because there are some serious fumes) and then…
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As if I need another project. . .
My visiting teachers came over today. One of them recently illustrated a book. We were talking about that process when I brought up that I draw comics. Then of course they wanted to see them. So I pulled out the laptop and showed them a few. They were both so complimentary and supportive and encouraged…
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A day with a friend
Yesterday, I spent the cool of the morning working in the yard, and then headed off to Oberlin to spend the rest of the day with a dear friend. We talked the day away, sharing mothering stories, home decorating opinions, and political frustrations. As I drove home I felt blessed. Blessed to have such a…
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Scotland's first food
Today is Scotland’s five month birthday. We celebrated yesterday by trying solids- some homemade brown rice cereal. Tom photographed the event (beautifully, I might add.) I wouldn’t say Scotland particularly liked the actual food. He loved the spoon! Actually the faces he made at the end, and again today when I fed him were hysterical.…