You are now one month old! The time has really zoomed by and you are growing so fast! Just about everything about you is perfect and sweet and precious. We love watching you watch the world.

You’ve already been so many places and done so many things. We took you on a [...]

Yes! Thanks to Joe Gannon, who not only suggested I make a batch of these but pushed me in the right direction by sending me a lovely vintage camouflage jacket in exchange for the firstfruits of the project, there are now two listings for vintage camo bow ties in the shop. They are [...]

You are 18 months old today! So much has happened since my last little letter to you- you are growing up so fast and have become a big brother!

Your eating habits have improved ever so slightly. We have added rice, chicken nuggets, cheesecake, chex mix, nilla wafers, and my cereal to the list [...]

Happy Friday friends!
Just a little update here that does not involve my darling girl. There’s a whole batch of new journals in the shop and they’ll be packed in the car bright and early tomorrow morning for the Palafox Market. Yes! We’ll be back at the market after a 6 week babycation. [...]

Is it fall yet?
It must be close because I purchased fresh apple cider and Martha Stewart’s Halloween Handbook at the grocery store this week. I took advantage of some free time on the front porch today and devoured both- the cider in my favorite mug. I love the photographs in Martha’s publications. [...]

We are now at the end (the very teensy tiny last bit will be tonight) of baby leave. Garth took 20 days off when Ginger was born and he goes back to work tomorrow. This means that as of 6am tomorrow I am officially the primary caregiver of TWO children. oh my.
The [...]

Ginger’s first seven days.

Do you think that she looks like her brother did during his first seven days on this planet?

World, meet ginger.

She was born early the morning of August 23rd, a short 30 minutes after we arrived at the hospital- no epidural, hospital gown barely on, my Doctor making it in just in time for the final few pushes. It was ideal.
She has long eyelashes and dark dark hair. Sometimes she looks [...]