27/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
creeking in montreat this past sunday
finding our way through this asheville summer
covid19
around here
i’ve been trying to not think about all the canceled summer travels we had planned for this summer as well as trying to not be too nostalgic about previous summer travels
instead, i’ve been trying to be present in the silver linings of the situation we are all in
this will be our longest asheville summer yet and we are trying to find our way through it
some days are easier
some days are harder…
happy friday friends
i started going on morning walks again and i can honestly say that flowers are my biggest motivation and inspiration to keep doing so
neighborhood hangs
what lunch looks like sometimes
what dinner looks like sometimes
i have re-potted all of my orchids
as well as re-corded and beaded some of my hanging planters
summer reading buddies
miami memories from ten years ago
miami memories from five years ago
portugal memories from four years ago
california memories from three years ago
west virginia memories from last year
inverness memories from three weeks ago
an afternoon spent downtown asheville
an afternoon spent at the arboretum to check out the lego exhibit
an afternoon swimming with friends. this will be most of what our summer will look like since we bought a swimming membership at a local pool
26/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
part of her ballet intensive camp last week was one hour of learning how to do your own ballet recital make up
foundation, contouring, blush, eyeliner, mascara, lipstick…
Lily did this all on her own
i can honestly say that i couldn’t have done better myself
happy monday friends
#mamaandlilycrystalrivervacay
spring break in miami was canceled
two weeks in portugal with my family in early june was also canceled
so before summer is over and school starts again, Lily and i drove down to inverness florida where we quarantined at a house with a pool with our K
why crystal river area?
well, i have been curious about that area and wanting to visit three sisters springs for quite some time
i also didn’t want a drive longer than 9-10 hours
our airbnb in inverness was exactly what we had hoped it would be
maybe even better
a great house in a super quiet neighborhood with a screened in pool and big lanai
we spent most of our time at home in the pool however, we did get to venture out to three sisters (beautiful), went out to eat a few times and checked out a local produce market
it was the perfect quiet and relaxing getaway
happy friday friends
ps- i love this post so much because it’s filled with all the miami pool blue and it’s been a long time since it has had any of that color/feeling and it’s still the best and the one i love the most
waking up in inverness was the total opposite of waking up in asheville. it was quiet
three sisters springs
23/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
this past saturday she listened, she learned and she followed as we marched for #blacklivesmatter, #nojusticenopeace, #stoppolicebrutality, #equality, #powertothepeople and a more open minded, accepting and loving world
this past saturday she became part of this movement in history bigger than any of us
proud of her for always speaking up where she sees injustice
happy monday friends
22/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
on her last day of fourth grade
what a school year it has been
so proud of all of her hard work and achievements
can’t believe she is a rising fifth grader and only has one more year at the school she has been in since kindergarten
happy june friends
around here
today is the last day of school for Lily
the last day of fourth grade
we homeschooled for three months
at 10am she will be having a zoom toast party with her class
in a non covid19 world, she would be having an in the classroom celebration with her classmates and teacher
it’s all bittersweet isn’t it?
school is over and that’s always a happy kid feeling however, she is sad because next year she will have a new teacher and classmates and she won’t have a chance to physically be together as a classroom again with her fourth grade crew
there are tears at the end of every school year for Lily
today will probably be no different despite how different distance learning has been
it’s a strange world we are living in and i don’t want to give into this new normal
because it sucks
regardless of how well we are trying to make it work
anyway, we officially have a rising fifth grader
amazing how time flies….
happy friday friends
our garden has given us the most magnificent peony season. thankful for that
morning coffee with peonies is a new favorite
and so is coffee with banana bread. banana bread all day, every day
i had not caught a sunrise since Lily began homeschooling in march
there are quiet days when i get to enjoy this space. and some when i don’t
have made some new rainbow makers
i miss stitching faces but have not been inspired to paint any new ones
hi
she’s really wonderful about always keeping herself busy. and creative
three mile walks
a distance playdate with her bestie. it’s hard being apart
bitch stole my look
21/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
this is the very last week of school for her
fourth grade
what a school year it has been
so proud of this girl for all the hard work she has done and all of her achievements
in the classroom and during homeschooling
every morning since distance learning began, Lilian has gotten up, made her bed, gotten dressed and started her school work
she has taken just as much pride about her learning at home as she did in school
all of her commitment has paid off
we are super proud of her and thankful for her every day
around here
we had quite the rainy week here
it rained nonstop from monday until thursday afternoon
and it was cold too
i guess we had ourselves a wintery week during spring
i think we made the most of it
we cooked, baked, and even had a whole day of homeschooling in bed
in a way, the rain was much needed and suited the quarantine mood
happy friday friends
thankful for all the flowers. outside. and inside
i have been propagating my established plants like crazy with the hope of having even more green babies
she only has five days of school left and she rocked this homeschooling life
we continue to eat all the home cooked meals. not complaining
costa del sol ocean treasures filled with the best of memories
after weeks of nonstop jackhammering, it was finally quiet this week and i enjoyed every quiet second of it
20/52. twenty twenty
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
having all the fun in the freedom of fashion self expression by not having any dress school rules
happy monday friends
