Today is my son's 14th birthday. He was born at the perfect time of year for someone with a profound passion for baseball....watching, playing...everything baseball. He's a huge Yankees fan and by the 14th year of coming up with original baseball themed celebrations, I was starting to run out of ideas. So this year, the theme is "Pinstripes." It's amazing how easy it is to work around a theme ...
DIY * Gift tags inspired by the book: Sara Midda’s South of France ~ A Sketchbook
Inspired by the book cover of Sara Midda's South of France ~ A Sketchbook, I created a few one of a kind gift tags. Now for true artists, this may seem rather mundane, but with just a few school supplies like simple water colors, a brush and a piece of cream colored construction paper I made cards much like the cover of the book. We are going to France next month and I have been reading and ...
Christmas in a New England town
Our little town is pretty in the summer, colorful in the fall and spring, but at Christmastime...there's just something magical about it. Our house is a couple of blocks from town and most days if I need to make a trip to the bank or the post office, it makes no sense to jump in the car when we live so close to everything. It's what we always wanted...I never miss reading the NY Times Sunday Real ...
display and the art of organizing
A while back I saw this on Pinterest from The Marion House Book. I knew immediately that this was a perfect solution to organizing and displaying my son's "stuff". The first thing I did was start collecting crates from flea markets. I love going to flea markets, but I find it even more fun when I have something in particular that I'm searching for. It did not take long before I had enough ...
pizza inspired by friends
We love pizza. All kinds, but a few weeks before school ended for the summer my son came home and said a friend had brought in the "best" pizza ever. Every few days he would ask me if I had called the mom for the recipe. My son thinks he's a picky eater...but when he described the pizza he wanted me to recreate at home...let's just say, I beg to differ. I emailed the mom who told me the pizza ...
happy mother’s day
My kids always ask, "what do you want for Mother's day?" and I always say, "Just your love." and the thing is I truly mean that. I think moms for generations have had this same conversation with their children. When my daughter (age 17) says to me, "Mom, why are you so nice to me?" or my son (age 13) ever since he was little says, "Mom, you're the best mom that could eve be a mom."...that's ...