Artists-in-Residence


It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

I know what I said, I wasn't thinking about Christmas till after Brienne's birthday. But... a funny (and blessed!) thing happened this week - the chalet got mostly organized. I am breathing a huge sigh of relief. There's a few crates of books we need to bring in and find ...

Celine's Pomegranate Muesli

Celine's Pomegranate Muesli

One of my current Kindle reads is Super Immunity by Dr. Fuhrman. Let me tell you, after this month's "through the ringer" bout of sickness in our home I need to dig deeper and further apply the wisdom in this book. So far, I'm really enjoying the book. I love ...

Birds & Pears

Birds & Pears

We are recovering today from a whirlwind trip to Maine this weekend to hike Mt. Katahdin - the tallest mountain in Maine and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Saturday was a fabulous day of hiking with family and friends (eleven of us, five children ages 5-12) bookended by ...

The Boy Has a Blog ~ Introducing Pictograph

The Boy Has a Blog ~ Introducing Pictograph

It was a busy weekend. Yet again. (pst... slow weekend do come visit some time). Sunday we went hiking and visited Damien's cousin's family. Saturday was decidedly not outdoors, but a day spent on our computers busy launching a little family project. Or rather, Damien spent a lot of time ...

Our New Digs ~ Kitchen, Dining and Living Room

Our New Digs ~ Kitchen, Dining and Living Room

That I get to live here for the next four months - in this gorgeous house, next to a beautiful river, surrounded by nature, hanging out each day with my mom - is well... awesome.

Pinky the Stuffed Cat

Pinky the Stuffed Cat

A couple months ago I saw the book Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves featured on a blog sidebar. I honestly don't recall the blog or I'd give credit where credit is due. I knew my kids would love that book and I was ...

Apple of my Eye

Apple of my Eye

I love my girls. They hold that special mother-daughter (on the way to becoming my best friends) place in my heart. But Laurent, he's my boy. And the apple of my eye. (In case you're curious, Laurent is using the watercolor opaque paint set from Stubby Pencil. A relatively new ...