ah, commitment. and love that’s been tried and found true. this couple is just darling! they honestly recognize each other’s faults, but then love them anyway. day after day, and year after year. that’s what a lasting marriage takes!
summer = rhubarb
I found a recipe for baked/stewed rhubarb over on Orangette a few months ago and the other night I made it.It’s delicious. And refreshing. And addicting.Oh yum. It’s also pretty simple to make, which is a really nice feature right now! Roasted Rhubarb2 lb. rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 3-inch lengths½ cup sugar½ cup crisp white wine1 vanilla bean, split (I used about 1/2 tsp of liquid vanilla that I added about 5 minutes before it was done) Set a…
a summer sunday morning
The tree outside our window. This blog post by Ann Voskamp spoke to me, especially these lines: “The most enchanting days never cost a thing, only that you pay attention. I slow down and open the eyes wide and dig deep into the pocket of me. I’m thinking now is worth all I have.” Ian is wearing a romper/faux suit that Mimi gave him at the shower and Emma is wearing a romper that Grammie bought while she was here….
summery pretties
I listed some new flower pins over at the shop – they’re really sweet and darling!!!
oh, this was funny!
maybe I can reconcile myself to driving a minivan?
father’s day dessert
Because John had to work on Father’s Day, I wanted to make an extra special dessert for him.I found a recipe for “Heaven and Hell” cake (so called because it has both Angel Food and Devil’s Food cake layers in it) on Saveur.com, and Julia pitched in and helped me make it (actually, she did most of the work – thank you Julia!!!). The recipe says this cake is rich, but I’d have to say it goes beyond that….
in the quiet moments
I’ve been working on knitting Ian a sweater for the Fall. It’s the Classic Cardigan (I’m thinking that a cardigan will be easier to put on him than a pull-over style) from Essential Baby, and I’m using a cream colored cotton yarn that used to be a sweater of mine that was always a bit too short. I’m knitting it up on silky smooth bamboo needles, and the combination of holding the soft cotton, bamboo and baby skin is so…
this moment
A few pictures from this afternoon when Emma was napping: Also, there’s a woman that writes a blog that I follow who wrote a good – and really long – post the other day about parenting. Here’s a snippet: “Fear based parenting … is when parents motivate their children to do what is “right” out of fear. Just plain fear. …Fear is sin. I do not want to parent my children based on my fears.I do not want to raise…
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Emma was very interested in the birthday pound cake. :) It has been a good year.John had his first Father’s Day.Emma and I went to visit my family in California.Brian and Leah got married.We moved.Found out that God had given us Baby #2.John’s sister Sarah flew with Emma and me to California to visit my Gramma just before she died.Emma had her first Thanksgiving and Christmas.John and Emma and I went to see the CA Jacobsens.Emma learned to walk, turned…
drumroll please ………
I’d like to reveal my latest project, one that has been 9 months + in the making: Ian Andrew is here!!!! Our little one (he turned out to be not so little at 9lbs 7oz!) finally made his awaited appearance last Tuesday morning.He is doing quite well, eating and sleeping and enjoying the Moses Basket. He also has a remarkably loud cry (our apologies to the neighbors). Some of the things I love about him so far: the full head…