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Pieces of history.

Sometimes I think I should have majored in History. Yes, I adore the lyrical quality of words and devour books like cookies, so my bachelor’s degree in English Literature was a good fit for me. But as...

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A Beautiful Mess.

If you’re even slightly active in the blogging community, you’re familiar with the lovely ladies of A Beautiful Mess. Elsie and Emma have got it going on. Since I discovered A Beautiful Mess, I’ve been...

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Big Bertha.

She’s taller than most. You might call her pear-shaped- there’s definitely quite a bit of junk in her trunk. She drinks a shocking amount- almost a gallon a day! From the get go, she’s made things…...

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Happy guests come back.

Amanda is coming to Utah tonight! One of the best things about living in a destination town (like Durango or Park City) is that people like to visit. John and I love a full house! It’s important to me...

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Superdate.

In the new year, John and I have been trying to resume our weekly date nights, which were kind of forgotten over the holiday season. Whether we rent a movie, go for an evening walk, head out to dinner,...

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This year’s garden.

Last year was our first attempt at growing a garden at our new home. We had bountiful gardens in SLC and ate from them for most of the summer. The altitude difference between Salt Lake City and Park...

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Anything but frightful.

We knew from the weather report that a big storm was heading our way this week. The anticipated snow totals at home were in feet, not inches! We haven’t really seen snow like that this early in the...

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Oden’s Nursery Tour

From the very start, John and I chose not to find out the gender of our baby until his/her birth. The whole process of getting pregnant was so manipulated and controlled for us that we felt we wanted...

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A change (of address) for the new year!

Notice anything different about this site? I gave it a mini-makeover, a freshening-up for the New Year, which for us will be momentous! There are moments in your life when you realize something BIG is...

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Morrison’s Nursery

I’ve been wanting to share Morrison’s sweet nursery for a while now. He’s already 8 months old, for Pete’s sake, crawling and cutting his 7thtooth! But each time I start to arrange photos of his space,...

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