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Clementines

February 24, 2013 – 9:59 pm

We eat clementines like candy during the winter months. Although Sophie doesn’t technically eat them. She prefers to suck all the juice out, leaving the skins all over her plate (and the dining room table, and coffee table and cup holder in the van). The bowl was a Christmas present from my parents—it’s made by […]

By kara | Also posted in All | Tagged christmas, clementines, habit, Heath Ceramics, present, snack, Sophie, winter | Comments (1)

Eric Carle placemats

April 10, 2012 – 10:30 pm

These are the placemats my children use every day, for every meal. My mom made them. They were Valentine’s Day gifts. Each is a laminated Eric Carle print. James gets the very hungry caterpillar (with the big sun) because he out-eats everyone, daily. Owen gets the moon. He loves the moon. And Sophie gets the […]

By kara | Tagged eric carle, James, Nini, Owen, placemats, Sophie | Comments (3)

Motherhood, In the Eyes of a Childless Craigslist Buyer

April 3, 2012 – 3:29 pm

As mentioned here, after months of searching, I finally found a decent patio set on Craigslist—for $50. Most patio sets are well worn, which is why the seller is selling it. But this family was moving, had no time or desire for negotiation, and just wanted it gone. I happened to be the first to […]

By kara | Tagged 20something, andy, craigslist, motherhood, patio table | Comments (9)

Paper Cut Art

April 1, 2012 – 10:45 pm

I love Nikki McClure‘s beautiful paper cuts. Her work graces several children’s picture books, including “To Market, To Market” and Cynthia Rylant’s “All In a Day.” While visiting my brother, Kyle, in New York City, I found a set of 15 postcards, each of a different McClure paper cut, titled Take Care at The Powerhouse Arena. I […]

By kara | Tagged cynthia rylant, house, nikki mcclure, paper cuts | Comments (1)

Our Chandelier

March 29, 2012 – 1:52 pm

I like Craigslist. A lot. I like it because it allows me to buy things I could otherwise not afford. I like it because it’s reusing and it’s a win-win situation: I’m helping the seller get something out of his house he no longer wants or needs and for a small price, I receive something […]

By kara | Tagged andy, chandelier, craigslist, shopping | Comments (8)

An Afternoon In Sophie’s Bedroom

January 18, 2012 – 9:38 pm

Dear Sophie, I dreamt of days like these, before you were born. Days when gummy candy was served on fine china underneath a homemade fort with your favorite stuffed baby lamb as a guest. Days when my childhood bear (made by my mom, your nini), was dressed in a dress you had outgrown and crowned […]

By kara | Tagged family, fort, homemade, parenthood, Sophie, tea party | Comments (8)

The Ocean in a Jar

September 10, 2011 – 9:07 pm

When we arrived at our Ocean Isle beach house, my sister, Katy, gave each of the kids a Mason jar to fill with sand and shells. She decorated the lids of the jars and each jar had a tag around it that said, for example, “Owen’s First Beach Trip, Ocean Isle 2011.” I loved them. […]

By kara | Tagged flowers, Katy, ocean, Sophie, table | Comments (0)

A Handmade Puppet Theater

May 24, 2011 – 8:35 am

In April we had another, small birthday celebration for Sophie at my parents’ house, as they were unable to join us on her actual birthday because they were in North Carolina, where my sister and her husband were welcoming their new baby into this world. My mom and dad had cooked Sophie’s favorite foods, and […]

By kara | Tagged birthday, Sophie | Comments (7)

Library Book Bags

May 13, 2011 – 3:51 pm

Speaking of libraries, my mom made these fantastic library book bags for the kids for Easter this year. Sophie’s has Olivia (one of her favorite book characters) on it, while the boys’ bags have Dr. Seuss‘s Thing 1 and Thing 2. James’s bag is the middle one—to reflect his content-to-sit-quietly-and-think personality. Owen’s is the one […]

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Beauty Found While Mashing Avocado

February 28, 2011 – 5:06 pm

This past Christmas my parents gave my sister, brother and I each a handmade mortar and pestle, which they found at a little store called L’autedu during a recent visit to Cinque Terre, Italy. Andy and I spent a couple days in Cinque Terre on our honeymoon. Five villages hug a terraced coastline along northern […]

By kara | Tagged beauty, handmade | Comments (2)
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