When I lived with my parents, there was a neighbor of ours who loved to start the BOO’s going in the neighborhood, except these were always welcome and festive boos. A simple poem / ghost would turn up on our front door or somewhere on the porch with a spooky fun Halloween treat. The only […]
Workday visits have always been something Ryan + I have made a priority. When we were dating, our work circumstances didn’t always allow for us to have many lunch dates. Once we became engaged, the logistics improved, so we made up for lost time! It was always so nice seeing my beau in the middle […]
This morning we have a book review! We recently picked up a handful of Halloween reads from the stacks…I have learned in my few short years of mothering that if it is seasonal books you want, the early bird gets the worm. My favorite from this most recent haul is “Room on the Broom”, by […]
Sitting on the porch feeling these sweeping breezes of the past week have brought rich memories of my childhood on Sullivan’s Island with them. There, a maternal great-aunt of legendary proportions admonished us to “always pray to the saints– because Jesus loves them, you understand?” Please, allow me to take a moment to explain the […]
Taking a few meaningfully quiet minutes outside didn’t start to mean something to me until after college when I began working in “the real world”. there was a lot I didn’t understand about the way the world is + what it does to people. I came in touch with a lot of different sorts of […]
porches + pillowfights 