Strawberry Koi

It’s been a while since we’ve have little kitties scamper through the house like some kind of miniature horses… 5 years, I suppose, since the day that I brought our little runt kitten home from a yard sale out of a humble plastic tub entitled “Free”… too little to even eat soft cat food (I [...]

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I’ve been feeling a sad distance with my blog lately… sort of like that feeling you get when you haven’t seen a close friend nearly as often. I’ve just been terribly bombarded with photography projects these last two months, as well as having a hard time staying up late (which is when I work). However, [...]

Maybe this is a bit of rambling… even a bit of ranting, perhaps. First, let me say and fully express that every woman’s choice of child birth is her own (as well as her mate’s? OK, don’t shout me down here), but seeing so many women excitedly reject epidurals and c-sections as well as opting [...]

So, Ayla is now one! WHOO-WHOO! I know that I mentioned it the other day, but I wanted to share the pictures we took of her for her birthday. We didn’t do a whole lot… we figured we might as well take advantage of the fact that these things don’t mean so much to her [...]

We are an interesting mix of heritages in this household, and with interesting mixtures comes an array of ethnic dishes. One of my favorite things that Thomas makes (he is the cook in the house) is homemade naan (pita-bread) and falafels. We gathered some veggies from our garden and had quite the feast… with humus, [...]

It’s now September. The air feels a little different, smells a little different. Bloggers are featuring Autumn collections. Stores are stocking their shelves with Fall-inspired items and everyone’s getting excited about pumpkin spice lattes and other seasonal treats. But this month doesn’t mean any of that to me anymore… now I think, my baby girl [...]

It was a rough week in the Smith house. Both of the kids were sick with fevers. Lucien encountered bulling for the first time (I’m still feeling broken-hearted about it myself). Money is tight. And we were even at each other a little bit, Thomas and I. When that happens, we realize we’re letting things [...]

We are beset with the responsibility as parents to weigh our options for our children’s education… Now it’s my turn to face those very possibilities. My little boy just turned five last month… and I must decide if this year is his very first for school, or if I should wait until next year. Which [...]

There are times life seems so hectic and confusing… happening so fast, and so many things to do all at once. My project lists and to-dos pile up faster than I can find the time to complete a single task, and I get so behind on emails and networking (I’m sorry if that includes one [...]