I’m thinking a lot these days about the difference between inhabiting a house and living in a home.  All the small (and sometimes large) ways we can choose to ignore the space we dwell, or to breathe life and love into it.  This winter marks our fifth year in our house.  The first years we ...
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First – my favorite moment this week, for which I am so grateful, amidst turmoil and our whole family being really sick:
Standing in the twilight drizzle, feeding the chickens with Ella, watching her gather weeds for them, and “read” them a story about bunnies.
I hope you’ll forgive me for mish-mashing a bunch of things together ...
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Hope you’re enjoying the weekend, folks.  Here, I’m trying to get over a serious case of the crankies (seems to be making the rounds at our house – hmmm.)
We are . . .
sending out some love to family and friends (and you too – Happy Valentine’s Day!)

Loving this book, which arrived from the library just ...
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On Tuesday, we celebrated Ben’s birthday.  As you may remember, we’re a big fan of birthday pies around here, and so at Ben’s request I made Pascal Rigo’s Caramel-Pecan Chocolate Tart, from our favorite American Boulangerie.  With the help of my, um, assistant pastry chef Ella (just don’t tell her she’s not the main chef), ...
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