1. sea glass
2. long walks
3. 70-degree weather
4. family reading time
5. mason jars
6. blank notebooks
7. the perfect shade of blue on a t-shirt
8. hand-me-down clothes
9. animal crackers
10. perfect timing
17 June 2011
15 June 2011
right now
We are:
digging us some Edith Piaf
reading Stuart Little by E.B. White out loud
creating collages
dreaming of beachcombing
working on a new manuscript
creating our own summer reading program because the one here is PATHETIC
trying to figure out how I will physically return the 82 (no joke!) books I have checked out from the library
making some yummy mesquite chocolate chip cookies
digging us some Edith Piaf
reading Stuart Little by E.B. White out loud
creating collages
dreaming of beachcombing
working on a new manuscript
creating our own summer reading program because the one here is PATHETIC
trying to figure out how I will physically return the 82 (no joke!) books I have checked out from the library
making some yummy mesquite chocolate chip cookies
08 June 2011
klein bag
My latest addiction:
I've never been a purse girl. Yet, I have been struggling with how to store my wallet, keys, pencil and pen, moleskine, sunglasses, bandana and lip gloss.
And then I discovered these Klein hardware storage bags.
All my stuff fits in there, with just enough room to spare. I throw it in the passenger seat of my car and go, it fits into my grocery basket perfectly, I can toss it in my girl's stroller and we're off. It's just right. It's not too precious, so I can wash it in the washing machine. A practical, yet funky solution to keep my stuff together.
And then I discovered these Klein hardware storage bags.
All my stuff fits in there, with just enough room to spare. I throw it in the passenger seat of my car and go, it fits into my grocery basket perfectly, I can toss it in my girl's stroller and we're off. It's just right. It's not too precious, so I can wash it in the washing machine. A practical, yet funky solution to keep my stuff together.
07 June 2011
from an undated LIFE interview with Hugh Laurie
LIFE: Your father, who won an Olympic gold medal in rowing for England, also coached you in the sport. Share a bit of his oarsman wisdom.
LAURIE: My father didn't deliberately coin aphorisms. He was far too modest a man to think that anyone would be writing down his profundities. I do remember him saying some very good things like "Any idiot can win." That's always stayed with [me]. What he meant was "Winning doesn't actually teach you anything." You win. End of story. But the losing and how you deal with and and what you take from it - that's the interesting bit...
The whole thing about rowing is that you're facing the wrong way. If you fall behind, you can' see who's winning. That starts to mess with your head: how you keep in contact until you push for the finish line. [My father and I] were discussing there very strategic pushes and he said, "Well, you could do all that, but I remember when I rowed, we'd just have one push. You put everything into that one push, and if it it doesn't work, well, we all lose some races." The funny thing about that was, he never did lose any races. He won everything. But I thought that was a wonderful way of looking at life: You have one big push. Put everything you've got into it. If it doesn't work, well, we all lose some races. If you're trying to hold back, if you don't commit, you're never going to get results."
LAURIE: My father didn't deliberately coin aphorisms. He was far too modest a man to think that anyone would be writing down his profundities. I do remember him saying some very good things like "Any idiot can win." That's always stayed with [me]. What he meant was "Winning doesn't actually teach you anything." You win. End of story. But the losing and how you deal with and and what you take from it - that's the interesting bit...
The whole thing about rowing is that you're facing the wrong way. If you fall behind, you can' see who's winning. That starts to mess with your head: how you keep in contact until you push for the finish line. [My father and I] were discussing there very strategic pushes and he said, "Well, you could do all that, but I remember when I rowed, we'd just have one push. You put everything into that one push, and if it it doesn't work, well, we all lose some races." The funny thing about that was, he never did lose any races. He won everything. But I thought that was a wonderful way of looking at life: You have one big push. Put everything you've got into it. If it doesn't work, well, we all lose some races. If you're trying to hold back, if you don't commit, you're never going to get results."
02 June 2011
happy list
- sending & receiving packages in the mail
- freshly painted toenails
- thunderstorms
- lists
- a new red tricycle
- just-sharpened pencils
- ordering books on the internet
- mason jars
- summer pajamas
- watching my girl sleep
01 June 2011
summer reading
In honor of the kick-off of our local summer reading program (yippeee!), here are two links about preventing the "summer slide" from the International Reading Association and Reading is Fundamental. Happy summer reading!
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