“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lilian
all ready to go perform in the nutcracker
her third year in a row
this year she got a lot more stage time than the previous years
she was a party girl, a dessert girl and a ginger snap
happy monday friends!
tonight Lilian will perform in the nutcracker for the second night in a row and for the third year in a row
all the hard work she has put in is finally up on stage
today is also the last day of school for quite some time and for that we are thankful
it’s been a busy and long stretch and a long break is much needed
happy friday and happy holidays friends!!
a corner in our bedroom
a corner in Lilian’s bedroom
a corner in the kitchen with an unfinished painting i did in nineteen ninety six
winter mornings
a twenty six degree sunrise
a sunset
somewhere over the rainbow…. or under
stripes. always stripes
someone connected with her and bought her. it was hard letting her go but thankful for all the years she was with us
a lost cove studio visit
last sunday when it was sunny and warm enough to not wear a coat and William’s soccer team won the trophy
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lilian
at her gymnastics winter showcase where she did great!
happy monday friends
it has felt like a really long week for some reason
maybe because we are all sort of under the weather just trying to push on through?
maybe because by this time we are all run down and need break?
maybe because it’s been extra cold and rainy?
yes, all of that
next week will be the last week of school for winter break and we are all ready for it
happy friday friends
mornings
morning dog walks in twenty degree weather
afternoon dog walks
the tree is up. now wake me up when it’s april
the big crafty was a success
shades of blue
fuel for a sick day home from school
george michael forever
Lily dropping off some merch at garden party
the end of the day
all i want for christmas is summer
the last full moon of the decade. hard to believe
Lilian was feeling slightly under the weather on monday and spent the day home from school
this is what she did most of the day
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lilian
we got a smaller tree this year
and with a little help from a stool, she got to put the star on top all on her own for the first time
happy monday friends
hope you all enjoyed your weekend
december
can you believe it?
we are so close to the end of twenty nineteen and the beginning of twenty twenty
twenty twenty
it seemed like a date that was so futuristic and so far to reach and now here we are
december has become a bit of a crazy month for us since Lily joined the nutcracker with her ballet school a few years ago
extra ballet classes (even on some weekends), nutcracker itself (two performances the week before christmas) and for the second year in a row, she will be participating in the big crafty (this saturday and sunday)
we are busy, busy, busy in december and before we know it, we are in west virginia and it is christmas
although i am always in awe (and complaining) of how quickly time goes by these days, once november comes, i always want to just fast forward to january when everything feels calm once again
everything just feels so overwhelming this time of year
maybe that’s another reason why i love summer so much
happy friday friends!
we spent thanksgiving cooking. just the three of us for the most part. it was great
how we spent black friday
Lily made a delicious mixed berry cobbler mostly all on her own and it was the best i have ever had
she flew in on thanksgiving night and for that we were all thankful. it had been a while
the best mirror is an old friend. twenty eight years and going
a beautiful sunday out and about in town
i was sick and spent a lot of time at home this week. there were rewards though. sunrise
sunset
dog walks
flowers help. always
so does hot oatmeal
post homework, pre ballet
the big crafty is this saturday and sunday and Lilian will be participating again like she did last year
she will be selling her original blockprints, prints of original paintings/watercolors and stickers based on original drawings (like the one above)
she did so well last year
hope she does even better this year
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
a print of an original painting
the artist with more prints of original works
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lilian
all dressed up and ready to eat on thanksgiving day
happy monday friends!
it’s wednesday morning and thanksgiving break has officially begun
it is just a little after 8am, rainy and gloomy, William and Lily went to the gym (she likes to think she can run on the treadmill) and i am just sitting here with a hot cup of coffee brought to me in bed
this hardly ever happens
i am usually the first one up and about but today i decided to just stay in bed, give up control and let them do
it feels good
thanksgiving is tomorrow
we are staying in, cooking, eating and then at night we will be picking up one of my oldest girlfriends from the airport
we have a fun filled weekend planned with her and other friends
i am looking forward to and thankful for all of it
happy thanksgiving friends!
autumn sunrises have been winning lately
autumn inspired home cooked meals
Lily’s birthday celebration continued two weeks after the day
a beautiful and delicious bowl of ramen
more birthday celebrations. this time a one year old’s
keeping up with staying blonde. it had been over six months
autumn colors on an autumn day
decisions, decisions
always finding the sunny spots
what sundays are for
early morning marvel discussions
visiting our friends’ shop downtown and finding new work by one of her favorite local artists
