My friend Gina at Popcorn and Pandas does this great recurring series called "Lately" that she adapted from another blogger (you can check out all of Gina's Lately posts with links to the inspiration here). I love the idea of checking in with yourself and creating a record of the things that drive us every … Continue reading Lately
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Interests Include Mommy Blogging & Tandem Nursing
Two funny stories One: About a year ago, I was courted to be a mommy blogger. For real! Like, for money. Lololololol. And I wrote some things, emails stopped, payment never came, etc. I moved on to other things, like having another baby and moving across the country. But I have these funny sort of … Continue reading Interests Include Mommy Blogging & Tandem Nursing
How I Cope
It's no secret to anyone who has known me for any amount of time (or sometimes even to the nice mom I meet in the coffee shop, within about five minutes of chatting--sorry, nice person!) that I have struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life. Like many chronic illnesses, it ebbs and … Continue reading How I Cope
Way Out West
Walks in the woods, changing leaves, new friends, new place to lay our heads. We're learning the plants and the playgrounds, which library has the best puzzles (Downtown) and which one the best blocks (Southside). Winnie dressed up as Hermione for Halloween (or, HERMIONE GRANGER, as Winnie says, EXPELIARMUS!), Mike was Harry Potter, Georgie and … Continue reading Way Out West
Wild Winnie Pie
I tried not to complain too too much about what felt like an endless winter, in part because seasons are seasons-- they come and go pretty much without fail-- and in part because as a super tired, pregnant, sunlight-deprived lady whose toddler regularly woke her at 4:30 in the morning, I wasn't exactly hurting for … Continue reading Wild Winnie Pie
Dinner with Winifred
Winnie made me dinner tonight. After Mike washed the purslane, Winnie took it for a couple (dozen) rounds in the salad spinner, which she carried back and forth between the kitchen and living room so she could show me how it worked.With everything spread out on the floor around them, Mike talked her through sprinkling … Continue reading Dinner with Winifred
Week-ending
Working retail (and retail compounded with food-- two industries known widely for their super fun hours of operation), neither Mike nor I ever counted on a weekend. Two days off in a row, even in the middle of the week, was the unicorn of scheduling. Once our roles shifted, and we routinely found ourselves free … Continue reading Week-ending
Hello again, Maine
Golden, dreamy September, I remember you. Your days were longer than your ol’ pal December’s (heyyy there pineal gland— joke’s on you!). After our inaugural trip to Portland, Maine, this summer, we were itching to get back up north. On our way out of town in June, we stopped in at the inimitable Rabelais Books and picked up … Continue reading Hello again, Maine
A rather long list of things I want my 17-month-old daughter to read, eventually, or, The Winnie Canon
girlcanon: I’d like for Winnie to know the power of stories, of quiet, of making, of work, of will, of baked goods, of perspective, of family, of women, of ideas, of giving, of children, of things that grow in the ground, of the poor. And even though I am no great fan of T.S. Eliot, … Continue reading A rather long list of things I want my 17-month-old daughter to read, eventually, or, The Winnie Canon
Winifred, the Goat Baby
For my birthday/Labor Day, we went camping in Maryland, headed to DC to check out the National Zoo, Museum of the American Indian, and the National Gallery, and drove out to Charlottesville, VA, to visit Winnie’s grandparents, drink cider, and sleep in (the beauty of grandparents!). We also met some goats at Caromont Farm while on … Continue reading Winifred, the Goat Baby
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