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Barbie in the snow
It's a cold day for Barbie. I just couldn't resist this sweet picture of a child's playground.... :)
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the little things
Out of the corner of my eye I noticed...Amulet's little action...placing her sweet Hello Kitty toothbrush right next to mine. There is something about this - that she wanted to put hers so close to...
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Awakeness
The earth laid me out…raw and unfettered in her dark soil skirts…mounds of sweaty land & patterned sun filtered through her trees. Mossy hair sprawled around me I sleep the innocence of...
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water bottles in the Windy City
Am I the last parent to know about these things? Fabulous, earth friendly, non contaminating water bottles! I had been looking for something like this for the kids, and was so glad to find these. Kleen...
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a little bracelet
Yesterday I was in my studio with Amulet playing about at my feet - and she sat down at the little cabinet in which I keep small animal & fruit beads for her to play with. She came to me with a...
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some wild purple beauties
Lilacs & Grape Hyacinth ~ beautiful, heady, delicious scents floating on the air in the front yard. Today I sat in the yard with the kids, my feet in the grass...and every time the wind would pick...
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something in Silk
Silk is very soft to wear...it feels lovely against the throat. This one is in some special wedding colors of robins egg blue & chocolate brown; designed to dangle very long and...
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Greek festival!
The Kalamazoo middle eastern school of dance performers were amazing! So beautiful!I want to say that the kids had a great time at the Kalamazoo Greek Fest but that might be an exaggeration. :) They...
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a last trip to the lake
It seems like a very long time ago now, but here are a few pictures from our last trip to Lake Michigan. Since I have lived here, this place has become a part of me...and I feel such a connection to...
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good rooms gone bad
This poor room was really down on it's luck - (**The Heave-Ho room) formerly Tate's room & before that, Sky's room...gets a new look! It's now the Sewing Room & a pretty green apple green. :)...
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boys & their lettuce
Maverick & Tate grew fresh lettuce in their bedrooms this winter! Their window sills were lovely green jungles...
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First trip in the car...
His first trip in the car - and he is in shock!He had this expression on his face the entire time. And by the way, I love Britax car seats for little babies! They are just the best & easiest to...
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springtime in Michigan
My beautiful boy in springtime is a joy I am so grateful for...And dandelion greens this time of year - so nutritive & fresh right now.I don't know what these tiny flowers are.This girl is getting...
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excerpt from the writing of Kahil Gibran...On ChildrenYour children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.They come through you but not from you,And though...
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Magnus Zeke
Magnus Zeke!His name is official, and I love it. We had a great experience at the courthouse. Although I waited six months to obtain his birth certificate, the ladies in the vital statistics office...
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my girl rockin' the ear piercing
She's only ten but with her menarche comes her decision to get her ears pierced. She seems so young...this tall girl of mine, but it is her rite of passage, and my heart swells. Here she is...
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cemetary at Lily Lake
Visiting the beautiful cemetary at Lily LakeThese sacred places are so lovely Grave rubbings, nursing, and good debates. Tate chose not to do any...he...
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little lame sacred things
I have a tree in town that is something special to me. I've been taking a cutting from this tree for the last eight years, every November, with snow stinging my face and eyes. I fancied it might be...
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Kalamazoo on a cold beautiful night.
I love this street in downtown Kalamazoo ... This is romantic.This street was a little magical.Working on learning how to take pictures with my Canon at night.I don't know how this turned out so clear...
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crazy lovely old chair
Rescued this nutty old chair from certain doom last night in the snow. It has real personality - and I think a lot of good energy left in it. I can't wait to try it out with my favorite book ...
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flowering trees are good for the heart ...
my Magnolia trees are so beautiful this spring ...Most of the blooms are now all the way open.This is the view from my window ... the farmer's side of the lake and one Magnolia tree not yet fully...
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midsummer mulberries
Amulet and I got a good soaking picking mulberries after a rainstorm ... The ripe ones just fall off the tree on their own ... especially when the branches are heavy & wet. This is all I could...
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