God knows with all the time on Pinterest I could find some time to actually make something. The ten million things I do during my week includes plenty of cleaning, cooking, laundry, my day job, weeding, running errands...but not much creating going on there. Sound familiar? Then my pal Pam of...

The sun is finally shining, flowers blooming, lettuce sprouting in the garden... It was (briefly) like a haze had lifted and the colors finally shone through. Then it started raining again... It's Portland, what do you expect? So I've taken up watercolor painting...

Hello gorgeous! Is this a beautiful place or what? This is the inland view from the apartment we rented in Riomaggiore. And this is the view to the other side, our balcony looked out over the Mediterranean's Gulf of Genoa and it was more than perfect. We visited in December and look how b...

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are." ~Alfred Austin Hmmm. What am I? I am a person who does not like to weed. This is the tomato line up this year. Dr Wychee's Yellow is my favorite from last year- great flavor. The guy at Portland Nursery recommended the Chero...

what i'm wearing / sundress, vintage. sandals, worishofer c/o modcloth. mama ring & key necklace / mucho mucho bueno bueno. wedding rings / my handsome husband. pyramid ring, tiny armour. get the look / check out this vintage sundress or this one (it's on sale) or this one. here are the ...

It's Wednesday again and time to join Ginny for yarn along. Well now that there is a bit more time freed up, I thought I would be able to work on my Toasty mitts. Unfortunately I caught some crazy cold via Eden-oh man, walking, lovable petri dishes children are. So now between coughing fits an...

I can't believe my two middle babies just celebrated their First Communion. Where has the time gone?! It was a wonderful celebration. Helena and Elijah knew what was happening too thanks to those many Meditations held by the religious education director. We talked about many things during th...

i decided to do another maternity series this time around. (i started my last series at 12 weeks along but this time around i started showing quite a bit later.) i want to of course document our growing baby but concentrate more on dressing the bump up from week to week. my last maternity seri...

Monday is referred to as "Bayday" around here, it is a dedicated day spent in nature.You can read a bit more about our Bayday, here. In the spirit of representing our weekly rhythm this post will capture a moment outdoors, a moment that speaks to me in image rather than words. If you feel incl...

Our holiday gifting has stretched out this far into the new year. Rather than admitting my belatedness I have simply coined these gifts 'gratitude gifts'. Gratitude is really the essence of the gifting gesture anyway, isn't it? A way to express the gratitude for all the stars in our lives. Eve...

today we got outside for a bit to play and i snapped a few pictures of my sweet girls because they were looking so cute. the were happy to ham it up a little in front of the camera for me. on milla plum: vintage denim dress, thrifted. umbrella hoodie, c/o bobo choses. stripe leggings, ...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Quince & Co. In their words: "At Quince & Company, we sell handknitting yarn mostly sourced and spun in the US. We use wool from American sheep and the yarn is spun in New Engla...

We spotted this beauty on the way home the other day and it reminded me of all of the photos like this one: ...that I have collected on Pinterest. And since I will never actually have room in my home for a rainbow library, I decided to make myself my very own rainbow bookshelf. It's the lit...

It's Photographic Friday, the day when I share practice photographs from the past few days or so. They aren't perfect. What is really? I'm enjoying the process of concentrating, creating and working up my 10,000 hours of practice. If the spirit moves you, feel free to share your own creation...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. . . . . ...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Alewives Fabrics. In Rhea's words: "Alewives Fabrics is a family-run fabric shop in Midcoast Maine and has been operating since 1978. For the past 8 years, the shop has been owned...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, High Mowing Organic Seeds. In their words: "High Mowing Organic Seeds is an independently-owned, farm-based seed company dedicated to supporting sustainable agriculture and provi...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. . . . . ...

miss plum asked if we could sew together yesterday. she wanted to make her very own stuffed doll from start to finish. i love it when the kids come to me and originate creative activities like this. i was happy to sew with her and advise her step by step along the way. she deci...

Happy Valentine's Day my friends. Now off to make some Valentine's magic . . . . love rocks by Helena

bits + pieces. {a friday ritual.} feel free to play along and link your own bits + pieces in the comments below. just a typical week at home. lots of rain and staying indoors. can't wait for the sun to start shining again. have a great weekend everyone! birdies jammies c/o ...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. . . . . ...

the end. thank you to every single person who was involved in making our special day m...