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“The secret to humour is surprise.” Aristotle I like holiday traditions. I particularly relish this process of creating new traditions with my own little family based on my husband’s and my past experiences, and the dreams we share for our daughters. Some traditions are incredibly meaningful, some are magical, and some […] “We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.” Mother Teresa When I traveled to Jejuri, India to volunteer in a small, village-school, I took as many school supplies as my back-pack could hold. Patrick, my host and the principal of the school, had told me that […] “Go easy.” Carmela Pantuso I am so sorry for not posting earlier today…it was indeed a crazy weekend with back-to-back photo shoots followed by our final Santa session today. I learned a lot throughout seven shifts of photographing Santa with children, and the most important lesson was […] “I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.” Alfred Hitchcock
I lost myself for about half-an-hour one Saturday afternoon. I’m not sure where I went, but another mom, who buys impractical ‘high-heeled’ shoes and […] “There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” Minnie Aumonier Yesterday, we got our Christmas tree, and she’s a beauty. Perhaps not because of her shape or size, but because of how Pip taught me to look at her. […] “Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.” ~Pauline R. Kezer I love writing. I always look forward to the times when I can pull out my laptop and reflect upon my life as a mother. Writing this blog, specifically, is […] Catch my debut article with OUR BIG EARTH this morning @ www.ourbigearth.com “In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (I apologize to all of my non-local readers for this hyper-local post.) I recently heard from a woman named Lianne Raymond, who invited me to a documentary-screening called, […] I wish you peace and love on this November 11th. “We’ve had bad luck with children; they’ve all grown up.” Christopher Morley I’m not sure if Pip has sensed that I need her to be ‘low maintenance’ lately, but she has been an angel. (Possibly because she doesn’t usually get to watch back-to-back episodes of ‘Blues Clues’ while Fig naps!) She […] |
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