There’s still snow on the ground, but it’s fading fast. The past few days have been delicious. Sunny and hopeful. Yesterday we all went down to the river and hung out at the playground (where Scott was confronted by a gaggle of kids who forced him to play tag with […]

Lemons being February in Michigan. The lemonade being a kite festival on Reeds Lake. We happened upon the event when we visited the library and took a trip out on the back deck to watch the crazy people walking around on the ice. (Crazy, yes, because it gives me the […]

I’ve documented plenty of Dev’s Lego creations. He makes them all the time after all. He’s slightly obsessed. Last night he asked me to play Legos with him. I often groan at this request. My grown-up mind isn’t as interested as my childhood one once was in creating things without […]

Rather than complain about the frigid arctic temperatures, which I’m tempted to do, I’ll be grateful for: 1. The sun that came out this afternoon. 2. The friendliness of Laurel’s cat, Molly, who didn’t run away from Devin today. 3. My dog resigning herself to the fact that I’m too […]

When I left work the other night, something seemed different. I was walking across the parking lot as I always do. Then it dawned on me. It wasn’t dark outside! It was 5:00 and there was still a slice of light lingering in the sky. The simple fact that the […]

I’ve always been attracted to goofs. I married one even. (He should not be offended if he reads this. He should be flattered.) I’m actually quite uncomfortable around people who don’t have a bit of goof in them. I worked with a creative director years ago who had zero sense […]

What? The holidays are over already? Yeah. I say that every year. Once Halloween hits it seems like time speeds up and the year is over before you know it. It doesn’t help matters that I have a kid who’s growing taller every day and making time seem so ethereal. […]

A day when you make mugs of hot cocoa. Even though it was the Swiss Miss packaged variety, it tasted grand. He likes marshmallows. I prefer whipped cream. (OK…Cool Whip. So when it comes to my hot cocoa, I’m no gourmet.) I found some sprinkles the other day that were […]

The warmth is leeching from my body. In Arizona, I was frying. Hot, hot, hot. And now I’m cold, of course. I left that lovely sunshine behind too. Although it must not be so unbearable because I took Juliette for a walk tonight in my PJ pants. In the rain. […]

Snapped beneath cloudy, breezy skies at Robinette’s. <pout> I’m bummed. It’s been raining for days. The sun peeks in once in a while and then burrows behind the clouds again. The leaves are just beginning to change colors, but the ones that have fallen from the trees are lying in […]

The thing about me and this site is that I feel that every single post should include a photo — whether or not that photo is relevant to the topic of discourse. So when I haven’t snapped photos for days, I feel disinclined to post. I’m slightly neurotic, I know. […]

A week or so ago, a co-worker asked me if I’d take her daughter’s one-year photos. I was surprised. I’ve never really considered photographing other people’s kids. (Self-confidence issues, no doubt.) And the only other time someone asked me to be a pretend professional photographer was when I snapped the […]