A couple of weeks ago, we went on a little picnic to the Duke Gardens. Which are amazingly beautiful. When we came in April for Blue Devil Weekend, we had a Sunday afternoon lunch with Bart’s assigned Fuqua buddy and her boyfriend, which was delightful. The weather was perfect, Ani slept in her stroller almost the entire time, and the…
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Old Habits
When I was 8 or 9, I got a Lion King watch for my birthday. I felt like such a grown-up wearing a watch. A couple of days later, when I went to my violin lesson, my teacher told me that I couldn’t wear my watch on my left-hand. If I was going to wear a watch, it would have…
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Simple Preschooling at Home
A few people (this is a wild exaggeration – one single person inquired) have asked for details about the homeschooled version of preschool I’m doing with Ella this year. So for all of you Rachel, here’s what we’re doing. But first, a couple of notes, because I can never resist sharing ten times more information than anyone could possible want….
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A Mid-Century Modern Clock (and Ani’s Nursery)
This post is part of a sponsored campaign with Martha Stewart Decoupage and Blueprint Social. I was provided supplies and compensated for my time, but I designed my project, wrote this entire post, and single-handedly failed to vacuum Ani’s room before taking photos. Don’t look too closely. You don’t really think I have any idea what mid-century modern means, right? I’ve only…
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The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
I finished The Secret Keeper on August 31, just in time to complete my three books for summer reading. And, happily, I ended with the best of them all. My mom has been recommending Kate Morton to me for AGES (seriously. . .years) and like a complete idiot, I have read exactly none of Kate Morton’s books. Now, I’m a…
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