3.25.12

{early view of the tulip poplar that carpets our patio in orange blossoms in early summer}

3.20.12

{i bedazzled my new shoe that i will be wearing for the next few weeks!}

3.15.12

{today i turn 47}

3.11.12

{the annual first trip to archies - she's got a strawberry creamer. mine was orange!}

3.7.12

{what happens the first time you use your gas grill every spring? you run out of gas and have to interrupt the cooking to run to the nearest gas station to trade in your tank! but oh. . . it's still worth it!}

3.6.12

{when i went to our precinct yesterday i knew there wouldn't be much for a democrat to vote on. the tiny little old lady at our precinct table asked which ballot i would be voting. when i answered democrat {in an overwhelmingly republican county} she slyly winked at me and mouthed the words "thank you!"}

3.2.12

{ali gave me an early birthday present - an amazon gift card! i spent the evening "shopping" for new art and poetry books!}

2.24.12

{i saw a friday sunrise in gramma's placemat}

2.17.12

{who has flowers blooming in their gardens on february the 17th in Ohio?? this has been the craziest winter in memory}

2.16.12

{from The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Soul with Monastic Wisdom

by Christine Valters Paintner}

2.15.12

{ali's valentine to me}

2.14.12

{valentine dinner! from the tiger bakery, toledo}

2.13.12

{every year we make our own valentine cards. this is mine for ali.}

2.12.12

{Don't Believe?}

2.11.12

{inside the Cedar Valley Cafe}

2.10.12

{good music. good beer. good friends.}

2.9.12

{secret message}

2.8.12

{i came home to find a large bowl of potato soup on my front steps. it's scott's soup and it's the best i've ever had! no cooking for me tonight!}

2.7.12

{i made dinner. i didn't like it. i got us cheerios. ali looked at me and said "you know, this would never have been ok if I would have said it" and then we nearly choked to death laughing with our mouths full of cheerios. of course, she was right.}

2.6.12

{hard boiled}