1, 2 outside our window / 3 gray morning light / 4 hello little babies / 5, 6 beautiful art in this book, enjoyed by toddler and mama / 7, 8 flashcards, encouraging her interests

play time at Orchard Beach / after the storm / Marine Park / visiting grandma at the Poconos (zero F! brr) / playground days Restarting my blog (again) after almost a year-long radio silence. I was tempted to start with a clean

Summer of 2013, we went to see my mother-in-law while she was staying in the Poconos. I remember having fresh-baked keks (Russian sweet bread) and watermelon out on the back deck while giving peanuts to  the chipmunks and watching the birds

The photos below remind me of the day I made this mushroom soup. I remember one moment vividly – looking at the clock, seeing it was 4:30 pm, and thinking, “Really? How did that happen?” I still needed to take a shower,

A little spring inside while it snowed most of the day outside.