tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626595415567561472012-02-10T08:25:03.551-08:00Love & Laughter.Emilynoreply@blogger.comBlogger7181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-10348992000012352162012-02-09T09:59:00.000-08:002012-02-09T10:08:10.033-08:00Wine Tasting PartyDespite the fact that I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I'm THIRTY now (has it really been ten years since I met Eric??!!! Has it ONLY been TEN years since I met ERIC???!!!), I can honestly say that I had the most awesome birthday party I have ever had and it was worth not being in my twenties just for the fun we had! Eric surprised me and dresses in a tuxedo to be the master of Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-4989911521217401382012-02-06T15:23:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:34:01.267-08:00Snow!Yes folks, we actually had snow here in sunny California this past weekend. Delicious, white, fluffy, storybook snow. Except that it was fenced off and there were police everywhere and signs saying things like "please do not throw the snow" and "sledding can cause paralysis and even death" and other really cheery postings like that. I was seriously snorting and laughing behind my hand, trying notEmilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-32059755390115236622012-02-01T19:35:00.000-08:002012-02-01T19:35:40.683-08:00On the Lake Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-10100485381447606112012-02-01T19:32:00.000-08:002012-02-01T19:33:40.140-08:00Reading By The Fire Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-9477009498381275662012-01-29T11:57:00.000-08:002012-01-31T10:39:17.007-08:00OK, totally embarrassing.....this post was meant for our private family blog.....sorry! I do not expect these things in large quantities.....I promise : ) Sheesh....that's what I get for posting late at night with a glass of wine in front of me....Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-21613664843835133892012-01-27T17:01:00.000-08:002012-01-27T17:01:21.984-08:00Josie-O Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-18527349749196949142012-01-26T10:42:00.000-08:002012-01-26T10:42:59.775-08:00Lots of new crowns in the shop! Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-83297119151168195562012-01-25T09:06:00.000-08:002012-01-25T09:06:40.657-08:00Tricia's 25th Birthday Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-92128014607167476222012-01-18T06:41:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:44:33.959-08:00At Grandma and Grandaddy's House Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-49863612263312458222012-01-16T22:37:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:52:21.819-08:00New Year's Evening Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-1266863225281740722012-01-15T21:47:00.000-08:002012-01-15T21:51:54.100-08:00Corners Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-27694005991323215412012-01-15T21:38:00.000-08:002012-01-15T21:38:30.809-08:00Pinning It Down Inspired by a fellow homeschool mom, Summer, I have decided to join in this fun blog-along over at Amongst Lovely Things and Everyday Snapshots. I am totally one of those people that pin a million craft ideas on Pinterest and never get around to making half of them. Pinning it Down is going to change that hopefully!Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-39878667269327413142012-01-02T22:42:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:52:21.820-08:00New Year's Day Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-85206721540134531002011-12-27T14:06:00.000-08:002012-01-27T14:07:07.857-08:00Christmas Tree Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-3525450228003198032011-12-25T10:30:00.001-08:002012-01-18T06:52:21.820-08:00Merry Christmas Merry Christmas from the Anderson Family!Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-24605651039980713962011-12-23T12:06:00.000-08:002011-12-23T12:07:24.407-08:00Sleeping..... Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-85044357517400048562011-12-20T08:54:00.000-08:002011-12-20T08:55:10.230-08:00Eggs Aren't these eggs beautiful? I brought these back from Up North last month. I just love all the colors and shapes and sizes. There is nothing like an egg from one of my mom's chickens. They yolks are bright orangey-yellow and don't break in the pan when you make sunnyside up eggs. I swear they make baked goods rise higher. They are so delicious! Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-31708810105866120432011-12-20T07:00:00.000-08:002011-12-20T07:01:50.181-08:00Hair Cuts All Around! Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-45347390022048455992011-12-19T21:15:00.000-08:002011-12-15T21:16:05.779-08:00Sisters Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-59878873504678621722011-12-19T08:52:00.000-08:002011-12-19T09:40:18.724-08:00Morning This morning I awoke to the feeling of a soft, sleepy three-year-olds warm lips kissing my cheek. She snuggled into my side and whispered, "can I sweep whiff you mom?" Of course : ) But as soon as she drifted off next to me, I felt that unmistakable, I'm awake now, feeling. I slipped downstairs and lit the Christmas tree, then opened the front door and watched the light slowly creeping over the Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-27589054420338635302011-12-17T21:19:00.000-08:002011-12-15T21:20:22.283-08:00Teeny Ana Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-65000000606134376612011-12-17T09:33:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:52:21.821-08:00Cookies! Its that time of year again....cookie making time! I love baking. Especially when I have a station set up so I can come back to it easily throughout the day. You know, cream the butter, put in a load of laundry.......add the sugar, read a book to Josephine......add the eggs and whip.....put the beans on the soak........mix up the dries, add the starter to the yogurt and put it on to set.........Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-38369350116445891582011-12-16T17:29:00.000-08:002011-12-13T17:30:48.430-08:00My Girls. Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-46939808989770887372011-12-16T02:54:00.000-08:002011-12-16T02:54:00.329-08:00{this moment}Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-18346169132352107782011-12-15T21:21:00.000-08:002011-12-15T21:23:38.260-08:00Biker Chick Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-37661205052632765652011-12-15T21:10:00.000-08:002011-12-15T21:10:34.319-08:00DrummingThere's nothing like adding a little music to cookie making time. Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-52024104596619269532011-12-14T14:58:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:49:55.262-08:00Sausage Kale Potato Soup Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-87763407490872047442011-12-13T14:56:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:49:55.263-08:00Walnut Cracking Time Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-36353194956241838822011-12-09T17:21:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:52:21.822-08:00Making Fruitcake Josie was my little helper on Martinmas when I made the Christmas fruitcake. She was paid in raisins. Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-42394742189618093932011-12-09T04:57:00.000-08:002011-12-08T10:58:15.358-08:00{this moment} Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-15504389292458796752011-12-05T17:30:00.000-08:002011-12-13T17:31:03.282-08:00Jam Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-21845661208807175202011-12-05T10:50:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:52:21.823-08:00Our Autumn Shelf Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-18871096957337754162011-11-14T19:54:00.000-08:002011-11-14T19:54:31.905-08:00Christmas Shopping   Clare has recently got the idea that basically whatever she wishes for for Christmas she will get. Her requests have ranged from a real live tiger to a princess pirate doll. The one I hear most often asked for is a baby girl. Yeah, a real one. Hum.... Anyway, here she is perusing the Magic Cabin catalog. She is in love with these little mini dolls that she insists she can get at a thrift storeEmilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-84930692725220818732011-11-13T17:25:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:50:21.565-08:00Homemade Cranberry Sauce! Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-1403141145271263412011-10-26T09:52:00.000-07:002011-10-26T09:59:22.377-07:00Josephine Love this little girl. She is getting so big!Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-13830968765999598632011-10-26T09:50:00.000-07:002011-10-26T09:59:45.959-07:00My children do not know how to pose for the camera...... Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-22485827465645214082011-09-26T07:58:00.000-07:002011-09-26T07:59:35.965-07:00Early Morning BeachWe did an early morning beach outing last week. I haven't been to the beach in FOREVER. It felt so good to sit on the sand and hear the waves crash. We went tide pooling and saw hundreds of giant squid. We ate homemade yogurt, homemade granola, and homemade jam for breakfast....Yum! Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-77377408977561092112011-09-21T20:56:00.000-07:002011-09-21T20:58:37.444-07:00End of the Summer Lagoon RunWe went for one of our last lagoon barbecue's this week. Of course, I have been saying that for the past month. Each time, I expect it is out last summer beach night. It has been getting chilly. Autumn? Are you really around the corner? I was inordinately proud of myself on this trip because I actually barbecued the chicken ALL BY MYSELF. I have never barbecued solo before. I've helped. But even Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-43873799314526550442011-09-21T20:46:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:50:21.566-08:00Roasted Figs This is what we had for dinner last night: Figs roasted with brown sugar and topped with bleu cheese. They are super easy to make. ROASTED FIGS WITH CHEESE Wash and half about ten figs.Put on a cookie sheet cut side up.Sprinkle with about a teaspoon of brown sugar or honey per half.Put under the broiler for 10 minutes, or until they are carmelized and bubbly.Take out and let cool.Sprinkle withEmilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-36205758078073213652011-09-14T08:41:00.000-07:002011-09-14T08:43:48.470-07:00Sisters and Fog. I love mornings like this. Fog is gently enveloping the lake, a cool breeze is sneaking in through the half closed windows, and the smell of coffee is wafting through the house. When I was a freshman in high school, we lived in the Northern California mountains where the fog is incredibly beautiful wisping throughout the redwood trees. September mornings were chilly, but more wet and cozy than Emilynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-83801068662478792662011-08-27T21:10:00.000-07:002011-08-27T21:10:00.250-07:00Deirdre and Max VisitAll pictures taken by Clare amd Josephine..... Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-48450096994015913052011-08-23T21:39:00.000-07:002011-08-23T21:39:12.154-07:00 Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-59504458259448162022011-08-23T21:19:00.000-07:002011-08-23T21:19:26.362-07:00Fourth of July Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-61856369639342832642011-08-23T21:10:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:47:35.559-08:00Summer Concert In The Park Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-74910423374399899912011-08-05T13:10:00.000-07:002011-08-05T13:10:08.972-07:00{this moment}Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-58083273978774782812011-07-29T20:50:00.000-07:002011-07-29T20:50:00.482-07:00Spotlight: This Cozy LifeThis shop has the greatest creations! Check it out here. Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-90077464409617727272011-07-28T22:43:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:52:21.824-08:00Deirdre's Shower    Two monumental things happened last weekend. First, I was able to attend a wedding shower WITH NO CHILDREN. Second, I actually spent the night away from both KIDS and HUSBAND. Neither of these things have ever happened to me before. Well, in the last six years. Anyway.    The shower was so beautiful. It was a morning luncheon and the food, let me just tell you, was amazing. I could have sat Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-62736304542446771732011-07-27T22:42:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:52:21.824-08:00Mrs. Wood's Garden   There is something about a well plotted, nicely kept British style garden. It is so inviting. I snapped some pictures last weekend of The Wood Family's garden. Not that I wasn't lounging around enjoying the fact that I had NO children with me. Or a husband. But the garden was just so inviting.    Oh, and on a silly note, I don't care that I'm almost 30 (thirty!). I STILL can't call moms by Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-7963520981636226452011-07-26T22:39:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:50:44.550-08:00Poetry Book I just love this poetry book. It is the first one I reach for at night when the girls need some gentle falling asleep poetry....Posted on my book blog as well, .Bedside Ledger. Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-35044458358812956722011-07-22T22:21:00.000-07:002011-07-22T22:21:00.252-07:00I want to live here.... Heathwaite Cottage Link from here. Picture from here. Picture from here.Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-56188377141146693432011-07-21T09:25:00.000-07:002011-07-21T09:25:19.912-07:00Summer GirlsEmilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-84288881647140589222011-07-15T22:15:00.000-07:002011-07-15T22:15:00.691-07:00Love This Print! I LOVE this print from ToxicGuineaPig!Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-33848100561641968912011-07-15T20:44:00.000-07:002011-07-15T20:44:00.438-07:00Spotlight: JuniperPlumThis is the Etsy shop of my dear friend, Katheryn. I LOVE the name she chose. Her art is amazing. Check her out! JuniperPlum And I think these are just about the coolest thing I've ever seen! Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-2150961447648666722011-07-13T22:13:00.000-07:002011-07-13T22:13:33.325-07:00Spotlight: Breezy Tulip Etsy ShopThere is nothing I love browsing on Etsy more then original art. I have loved this shop from afar since my early Etsy dates... Go check out BreezyTulip... Doesn't this one remind you of Caddie Woodlawn? I bought this one a while ago and it has been on my girls wall ever since... This is TOTALLY Clare and Josie... My most favorite one! I also bought this one and love the black and Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-69290588190836894822011-07-12T13:04:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:52:21.825-08:00Marie's Pooh-Princess Birthday PartyHere are some pictures from a birthday party we went to a couple weeks ago. Probably the most amazing birthday party the girls have ever been to. It was Winnie-The-Pooh and Princess themed. Please. You can't get much better than that. The girls arrived and where whisked into the "dressing room" where they changed into leotards and tutus complete with tiaras and wands. Wow. Was that not amazing. Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-6914186030881008852011-07-05T20:39:00.000-07:002011-07-05T20:39:17.606-07:00Spotlight: Lynn Cardwell PotteryI LOVE this shop! Now if only I could outfit my kitchen with it! Don't you just want to sip hot, steaming, milky coffee from one of those mugs? Or spoon hearty oatmeal from a bowl?Emilynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-76475167516954612802011-06-17T22:19:00.000-07:002011-06-17T22:19:06.476-07:00The FarmI have posted about my Grandparent's Farm many, many times. I have been hesitating this past week as I edited the pictures from our recent trip. Hesitating because I don't think I ever realized before just how precious and dear to me The Farm is. It occupies a place in my heart as real as any dear friend. And conversely, I feel myself echo back when I am there; I am a part of The Farm just as It Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-55983704537300322982011-06-17T22:15:00.000-07:002011-06-17T22:22:02.719-07:00The Farm, 2 Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-41272305659193150462011-06-17T09:32:00.001-07:002011-06-17T09:32:21.168-07:00[this moment]Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-77434047118543312742011-06-14T22:46:00.000-07:002011-06-14T22:46:52.899-07:00San Juan Capistrano   A couple weeks ago Clare, Josephine and I met up with Aunt Patti and Nicole to have a day of fun in San Juan Capistrano. Here are some photos with words.... We got to the train station a little early. We were planning to take the train for a whopping 18 minute ride to get the whole experience in. It was going to be a day of fun! Clare and Josephine were beyond words excited. Here they are Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-32896768588194046872011-06-14T22:12:00.000-07:002011-06-14T22:57:11.135-07:00more San Juan Capistrano Even though they had just ridden a real train, they had to ride the little one too. And they loved it. Three times. The llamas were my favorite.... Actually, I think they were technically alpacas... Anyway... Love all the cool random things I saw...  Not too happy about her picture being taken...But there is a smile just getting ready to break out... Amazing shrimp ceviche! Very Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-45568120695912068362011-06-14T22:10:00.001-07:002011-06-14T22:10:42.941-07:00The Reading of the HobbitEmilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-68948305834501290712011-06-14T21:59:00.000-07:002011-06-14T21:59:17.793-07:00Little MarianneWe met up at the park a few weeks ago with our friend Anne and her son Shane (two weeks older than Josephine). Also in attendance was the newest addition to their family, Marianne Lucia. I just LOVE her name. Especially since she was born on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. What a little bundle of deliciousness she is. I just wanted to snuggle my nose into her neck! Ah, I've got the baby bug badEmilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-57742073688014354822011-06-09T11:47:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:50:21.566-08:00BreakfastOne day last week I really tried to make breakfast special with the girls. I toasted toast, homemade yogurt and jam, etc.... It was fun, but I'm not sure I'm up for that every morning. How did those mothers do it in the old fashioned books like Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie where they got up before EVERYONE and made five course breakfasts, started the fire, fed the chickensEmilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-17595687819133438432011-05-27T08:08:00.001-07:002011-05-27T08:08:44.310-07:00[this moment]My Little Me.... Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-35715619056957403532011-05-23T06:39:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:47:35.560-08:00Dancing Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-23989856270288520972011-05-21T09:36:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:52:21.826-08:00Birthday Dinner for a Five Year OldA bit late.....here are pictures of birthday dinner with Clare. She requested nachos. Guess how many nachos the kid ate? That's right. Zero. Guess how much she loved her poppy seed birthday cake? Three helpings.....Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-78312427089830246932011-05-21T09:23:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:49:55.265-08:00Strawberry JamI have always had a bit of a thing about canning. It is so domestic. It is so frugal. It is so......yummy. A couple weeks ago strawberries went on sale for 77 cents a pound and I used some $2 off a $5 produce purchase and....well, lets just say I had a TON of strawberries. I was prepared though! I brought back from my trip Up North a new collection (because, oh yes, it is a collection) of Mason Emilynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-5118477812600352402011-05-15T08:26:00.000-07:002011-05-15T08:26:00.867-07:00Free Alphabet ArtThis is one of the most generous freebies I have seen on a blog lately (or ever).... Such cute printable wall art.... Would love to have these on my kids wall!! Link here at Handmade Home....Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-30545450181947962662011-05-14T22:41:00.000-07:002011-05-14T22:41:47.299-07:00CampingThese pictures are from a short (very short, a few hours) camping trip on our way back down south. I love the look on Clare's face in the tent. The girls are my sisters and my cousins.... My family, waving goodbye to us in the car.....They were being silly and doing the "royal" wave in honor of the wedding that had just occurred.... Josephine kept insisting that a troll lived in this Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-55895877830626207432011-05-13T10:05:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:52:21.827-08:00Clare's Fifth Birthday at DisneylandFor Clare's fifth birthday, Mamare and Papa took her to Disneyland. It was the most amazing day a little newly turned five-year-old could ask for. We got there early, *bright eyed and bushy tailed.* First things first, Clare's Aunt Tricia and Aunt Jacquie took her to the Big Castle Bibbiti Bobbiti Boo Store and THE TRANSFORMATION happened.... Here is a "before" picture........ transformation inEmilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-78713110198303403682011-05-06T10:38:00.001-07:002011-05-06T10:38:37.536-07:00{this moment}Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-49139197135841206222011-05-06T10:37:00.000-07:002011-05-06T10:37:38.815-07:00Up North Post #3 Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-63972306464772590172011-05-05T05:11:00.000-07:002011-05-06T10:36:03.774-07:00Up North Post #2 Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-13223993063633723032011-05-04T21:38:00.000-07:002011-05-04T21:38:00.408-07:00New CameraThe very first pictures I took on my new Nikon!!! Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-11927802438252958812011-05-03T22:12:00.000-07:002011-05-03T22:12:49.610-07:00Trip Up North Post #1 Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-13025921881863649382011-05-03T21:45:00.000-07:002011-05-03T21:45:53.123-07:00Patio Gardening Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-36799016225449579652011-05-03T21:35:00.000-07:002011-05-03T21:35:04.161-07:00Wild WednesdayWe love our Wild Wednesdays....Also here. Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-64714552326287099432011-04-22T14:13:00.000-07:002011-04-22T14:13:18.315-07:00{this moment}Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-66854669970536338622011-04-10T21:29:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:48:49.630-08:00This Jazz Man [book review]This Jazz Man OK, I think I posted about this book about a year ago January, but I can't find the post, so..... I don't know why. I really don't. But this book is a smashing hit with kids. My kids at least. And others, I am told..... I think it is the really stellar rhyming that makes you want to tap you foot and nose whilst reading. I'm not usually, personally, a fan of the cut and paste (I Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-86374458892395887012011-04-08T07:38:00.000-07:002011-04-08T07:38:42.809-07:00{this moment}I love these this moment posts.... Emilynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-47504732988247208292011-04-06T08:03:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:47:35.560-08:00Sunday Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-75846458657150897542011-03-29T10:49:00.000-07:002011-03-29T10:49:11.404-07:00Fun With Girls Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-39132573377531097422011-03-29T10:41:00.000-07:002011-03-29T10:41:17.975-07:00Fun With Boys Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-37155439796180328452011-03-29T10:37:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:50:21.567-08:00Waffle Time Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-25668715296799394232011-03-23T23:51:00.000-07:002011-03-23T23:51:14.837-07:00Oranges I will for always and ever think of Robert Blackwell's poem, "Oranges" whenever I eat one.... "Life happens, Especially when We make other plans. A day is like an orange; We squeeze moments and Memories from each one While worrying whether Our glass is half-full or half-empty. " (excerpted from the full poem, here) Tangarines will also always remind me of the tangerine meditation that Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-15058426112219608202011-03-23T23:37:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:50:44.551-08:00 Song of the Thunders --Anonymous Sometimes I, I go about pitying Myself While I am carried by the wind Across the sky. Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-9901098850676529242011-03-22T15:20:00.001-07:002011-03-22T15:20:08.190-07:00Morning Girls Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-74447667156740881182011-03-22T15:14:00.000-07:002012-01-18T06:47:35.561-08:00The PianoEmilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-43037576054506484952011-03-10T09:09:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:48:49.631-08:00February ReadingI have decided that one of my favorite things to do is write about what we have been reading. I always love this on other people blogs and I so enjoy writing these posts myself. So, expect a lot more book related posts in the future. I promise lots of pictures too.... I think that is what this blog is going to move towards: books and silly everyday pictures of our lives. So...... I have no idea Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-26071091661433160212011-03-05T10:02:00.001-08:002011-03-05T10:02:28.651-08:00{this moment}{Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-50968299621001922182011-03-03T13:04:00.000-08:002011-03-03T13:04:00.138-08:00Some thoughts..... I love this picture of Eric and Clare so much. I know I have been rather absent in this space of late. The truth is, I have been wrestling with lots of different ideas for the blog. I haven't really felt comfortable with blogging for the past half-year or so. Maybe because it seems that there are so many fabulously amazing blogs out there, mine just feels so minute in comparison. When I Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-12332747115056190372011-02-28T14:19:00.001-08:002011-02-28T14:19:38.761-08:00Silly Sisters Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-49360444773109909832011-02-28T12:01:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:01:00.172-08:00February Reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyFood Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community Sea Urchin: A Childhood at Sea Maiden Voyage Two Years Before the Mast (Signet Classics) A Woman of Independent Means Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-33307207610459660322011-02-27T22:06:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:48:49.632-08:00February MoviesOk, so with the bug that sweep up most of February in its wake, we watched a lot of movies. I mean.....a lot. Here are some of them.... Little Dorrit[I loved this movie with the exception of the very creepy, gave-me-nightmeres Mr. Blandois and the really odd Pancks. I have never read the book, but now I want to. All the acting is supurb. The characters feel very real. Hense, the bad dreams....] Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-83539087719047733122011-02-20T17:25:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:47:35.562-08:00Tia Ana's VisitRight in the midst of our three week bug, we had a delightful visit from my sister, Annie, whom the girls call Tia Ana--or, actually just TIANA (like the Disney Princess, ahm). We had great plans for hiking, walking, going places, but in fact, we didn't really leave the apartment and it ended up being better that way. We so much nice chatting time and reading time. We celebrated Annie's ThirtiethEmilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-53179286858700728452011-02-07T07:57:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:48:49.632-08:00January ReadingOh, I know, I know....all these posts about reading.... But I wanted to round up the books we really enjoyed in January.... So here you are.... For Me..... The Professor (Oxford World's Classics) (I really enjoyed this book. It was a short, easy read. It put me into that 1800s time period. I didn't love the characters, but I loved the writing style. Well, anyway, I love those Brontes!) Lark Emilynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-32507195238671527052011-02-02T13:07:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:48:49.633-08:00More Reading I know I have been posting a lot of reading pictures lately. That is because that is most of what we do lately. Read. Eat. Sleep. Walk. Hike. Read. Eat. Sleep. Read. Hike....... Mostly we read picture books during the day. I have about 30 "regulars" that are always out and about the house to pick up anytime. (If you have ever been to my house, you know that books are constantly around. In factEmilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-78057925025085881062011-02-01T09:55:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:49:55.266-08:00Breakfast Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162659541556756147.post-27165982582020912492011-01-27T06:56:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:48:49.634-08:00ReadingLove the crossed knees! Clare is reading Uncle Arthur to Josie. SO CUTE.Emilynoreply@blogger.com2