Over the summer, while my husband was in China, I ordered a tee-pee for Pea and Coco to paint. We had a little party at the house, one night after camp, and several kids came over to join in the fun. And fun it was. The little ones, from 17-months old to 7-years, all donned [...]

I entered an Old Navy today, on a mission, in search of some new undergarmets for Pea. Girl is growing like a weed, and while I’ve been looking the other way while she’s out and about in bottoms that would make a plumber blush, it occurred to me the other day that I needed to [...]

My friend Sonja sent me an email just the other day asking me how I kept a recorded memory of life with my girls. And that’s a great question. There are so many options that I’ve looked at over the last few years, since my mother gave me a beautiful journal when I told her [...]

About two years ago, my mother gave Pea a Frida Kahlo doll. Frida has long been a favorite of my mother’s. In fact, one of the first things that my mother ever bought for Pea was a tee-shirt with a silkscreen of Frida on the front. I guess if you knew my mother, this would [...]

Goat cheese always makes me think of ‘cuisine.’ Like when I’m at a trendy restaurant, one of the salads is bound to be made up of frisee, beets and a baked goat cheese tart on top, or some variation thereof. And I’m always going to order it. Because I love cheese. Any kind of cheese, [...]