Memorizing a poem a week

Filling my brain with beautiful things

Pretending to be Alice

Spring in New Zealand with a three year old

10 things about me 

Not curated to scintillate or impress

1. I used to be princess of the snow…

The Cave of Wondering

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Take my hand

Boys and puppies

Every parent should be wary when a three year old shuts his door.

A child’s first spring

Experience cannot be repeated

There are times, if only for a moment, when the planes of life align and perfection is reached.

A warm spring day, the wafting scent of flowers on a gentle breeze, cherry blossoms, the…

The Things You Do For Love

Dealing with the after effects of pregnancy

Daddies are giants

Moments with a three year old

As I stand at the window he runs by

As I stand at the window he runs by,
An armful of fresh mown grass, his dimples
Flash in the evening sun.
In my arms a baby squirms.
David is digging a new bed
Where the rhubarb and gooseberry grow.
As I watch, still separate in my window, he runs and leaps
And grass…

Little Teapot Man

Moments with a three year old

Dinner was finished and Oliver began walking in circles around the table.

“Come on, little circler, time for bed,” David said.