Fun fact – I dropped our camera (uhg) and broke the lens way back in June. It was after Brian and I visited a lovely castle and it just jumped out of my hand. When I looked into replacing it I was shocked at how expensive a Nikon lens is. Luckily we had another lens…

I don't know why but Kermit lives in our mudroom and he makes me smile when I come and go.

At our house there is strawberry shortcake.  At our house there are some new shelves in Claire's closet. I'm proud that I finished making these before our stuff arrived. My dad might not be too proud because they are sort of wonky if you look closely. It makes me think how good and valuable it…

I crane my neck when I see a goldfinch fly by my window. I want to see more. I love how they perch on a moving cone flower. And then Lisa Congdon posted this poem by Mary Oliver. Good stuff.   INVITATION Oh do you have timeto lingerfor just a little whileout of your busy…

Summer is wrapping up and I have mixed feelings about it. I always want a reprieve from hot weather at this time of year. I'm especially looking forward to cooler nights. But I will miss the trips to the beach and walks through the prairie (see below). My girls start school next Monday. It will…

Lately Claire gets on the swing after dinner and asks Brian to push her and then Brian sits in a lawn chair and they chat. And I can see them from the kitchen while I do dishes. I like it.

I feel like my grandma Dice has been getting lots of mentions on my blog lately. I've been trying to go through stuff in our house and get rid of things I don't need. Things that I didn't want to take to Switzerland and yet couldn't seem to part with when we moved. And now…

I was so happy to be back to the Chicago Botanic Garden earlier this week. Because of the coronavirus they are limiting the number of visitors and you have to reserve an entrance time, but it was really no problem. The flowers and the bees and the butterflies and the sweet goldfinches don't know a…

These are the old, bur covered, shoes that I wear in my garden. I've been wearing them a lot lately trying to get my garden pruned back. Next spring I'll see what comes up and focus on making it pretty again.  Stay tuned.