Don’t worry — it’s decaf.
right now // zane
Right now Zane is working on a couple of molars, interacting with new little friends at playgroup, doing a lot of cooking, and perfecting his sister’s name — it’s not easy for a baby to say a name with so many L’s!
life in black & white // january
From “January” by Betty Adcock:
Wind hisses and one shadow
sways where a window’s lampglow
has added something. The rest
is dark and light together tolled
against the boundary-riven
houses. Against our lives,
the stunning wholeness of the world.
January is about: darkness and light; shadows and sun; keeping the cold outside and the inside warm; and, lots and lots of books.
epiphany
From Rainer Maria Rilke’s “The Birth of Christ”:
Each golden artifact and perfumed spice
That roams distraught among the senses –
All these were of such sudden brevity
And, in the end, brought only sorrow.
settling in
As the remains of Christmas are starting to be tidied up and put away, it feels as if the time has come to hibernate. The snow is draped over our little corner of the world, and I am a mother bear settling down for a long winter’s nap. Life continues, perhaps even thrives, but it moves more slowly, more peacefully, more simply. I’m sending out my thank you cards, letting my little ones sleep late and nap when they please, and looking forward to some warm winter baking. How does winter feel to you right now?
