“Just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” (Romans 6:4)
There ain’t no grave can hold my body down…
HAPPY EASTER, friends! ♥
Category: Life in Photos
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: Waking Up
She reminds me of my mother, sometimes. A little dog-lover.
She can’t help herself.
And she can’t stop hugging dogs, either.
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: Refreshed
I’m back online after a grand old visit with my dear sister(in-law)! We were out and about a great deal — I didn’t take my camera, and sometimes I didn’t even take my phone! It was perfect.
I’m tidying up today while Aveline sleeps, and while I was moving these items from different rooms, I realized I liked how they looked all nestled together. Pretty, no?
It feels good to be refreshed and rejuvenated!
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LIFE IN PHOTOS :: Aveline’s Room Tour
Happy Monday, everyone! I’m hitting the ground running this morning. My dear sis-in-law arrives in a few days for a week-long vacation, so I’m whipping the house into shape.
As I was tidying Aveline’s room — and doing laundry, and singing along to The Lumineers, and stopping Aveline from throwing away all her broken crayons — I realized I haven’t posted a tour of her room in a long, long time. I was going to wait until I finished the big “Forever Young” typography piece I’m designing, but I’ll just share that later when I’ve finished it.
Here’s her eclectic little room!
Framed canvas of Paris: Ikea || Felt bunting: handmade || Paper lanterns: leftover from my birthday years ago || Sweater: handknit by Auntie Lauren || Heart-shaped glasses: a gift from Bumpa (Grandpa Jim) || Curtains: Ikea || Dresser: Ikea || Doll: Goodbye Blue Monday
California map: AAA || Page from vintage book: Little Miss Heirlooms
Original portait of Aveline: Blue Egg Illustration || Washi Tape: Michaels
Pages from Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit: Target || Washi Tape: Michaels
Mouse: Starbucks || Pillowcase: Handmade || Lotta Doll: Amazon || Cat and Bunnies: Handmade
Curtains: Handmade from twin sheet || Circle Canvas: Hello Hue || Corduroy Top: Tea Collection || Baskets: Home Goods || Changing Table: Passed down from Josiah’s family
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: My grapefruit-loving, hat-stealing toddler
We don’t get much of anything I’d call winter in this state, but right now the weather is cool enough to make it home from the Farmers’ Market with produce that’s still raw. Soon enough, the raw veg will inexplicably turn into steamed veg somewhere between the market and home.
The seasons here are so strange.
It’s technically winter now, but even after two years here I still have a hard time figuring out what’s considered a winter vegetable, what produce is best in spring, and what’s in season in the summer.
But it doesn’t take living here very long to discover the dirty little secret about Florida citrus: it really isn’t all that good. It’s true. Almost 90% of Florida’s citrus is grown for juice, not just for plain ol’ eatin’.
But Aveline doesn’t care about any of that. She just wants grapefruit. Hands down, it’s her favorite fruit — she devours it in plain, peeled sections, without sugar.
My little grapefruit-lover is also somewhat of thief. She took that hat right off my head, saying sweetly, “Hat wear, mummy?” The scarf is also mine, but at least she pickpocketed it from my dresser, not my neck. “Scarf wear, mummy? I fi’ [find] scarf.”
I don’t mind. I have a daughter who shares my clothes. That’s pretty awesome!
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: Toy Pigs and Cracker Crumbs
It’s rather suspicious when a toddler suddenly becomes quiet. But this quiet moment was only a mild bending of the rules — eating crackers in our bed, reclining on a plush soccer ball, and playing with her mini Etch A Sketch.
I was happy to overlook the crumbs. (They were on Josiah’s side of the bed, anyway.) It gave me few moments to drink the rest of my coffee without fear of wearing it.
Just look at that little dimpled chin and elbow! Ah! I love her.
And she loves the set of Peppa Pig characters she received at Christmas time — Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy. I think it’s hilarious that since we say “papa” or “papi” rather then “daddy”, she thinks the Peppa Pig’s father’s name is “doddy”, complete with British accent!
This is her favorite spot, at the old 1940’s table in the corner near the big windows. I find her here most of the time, with a line-up of toys and shiny things and various other “chessures” (treasures), as she colors away in books, on paper, and on the table.
Don’t worry, it’s just the teeny-tiniest owie. But like most kids (and very much like myself at that age) she’s prone to scratch away, so we deemed the owie off-limits with a Peanuts bandaid. I wonder why bandaids are so exciting? I think she thought it was an accessory, like a necklace or hair bow.
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As part of my effort to blog more about everyday life, I’m going to start writing little tidbits along with the images in these Life in Photos posts.
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: A Day in the Life
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: In the afternoon, over lunch
Today, on this Friday-which-doesn’t-feel-like-a-Friday, I’m trying to get back into the creative groove. I’m taking pictures of everyday things for a Day in the Life series of photographs I’ll post here later.
They are bright photos, of food and of laundry and of unmade beds.
But a few moments ago during lunch, I turned around and saw this. She looked me right in the eyes and straight through to my heart (which is now a melted puddle).
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