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Rainy Days
It rained buckets here in Napa over the past several days. We woke up on Sunday morning to find part of our living room under a smooth sheet of water. Luckily, it was mostly on the ceramic tile and no...
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Bustling Days
Well, I promptly woke up with a raging head cold, body aches and chills on Monday morning after the craft fair on Sunday. I should’ve expected it, as I know my body all too well at this point in my...
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This Moment
In the words of Amanda Soule: {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and...
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A New Year
We welcomed in the new year with a hike through the woods with some friends on a glorious northern California day. The sun was high and bright, the ground was cool, drying out from all the rain and the...
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Studio Time
Today I had a little helper with me in the studio. It’s been a while since Levi and I have been able to work side by side or even compatibly for that matter, on a project. It seems that we drift in...
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Old School
Michael is passing on a favorite childhood hobby of his to Levi…making and flying balsa wood airplanes. There have been many nights during the past week that Michael has joined me in the studio after...
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Sweet Stitching
Lightning bolts and hearts…two of Levi’s favorite things to draw these days. He draws hearts on just about everything and there is not a paper plane in sight that doesn’t have a lightning bolt on it....
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Friday PJ Party
Some days it’s just necessary to stay home in our jammies all day. That’s what we did this past Friday, and we had a blast. Levi came out of his room ready to go on a bear hunt, wearing some explorer...
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Crafty Pants
I’ve had the idea to start a crafting group/collective of some type for awhile now. I am a part of a diverse, talented, thoughtful and oh-so-very wonderful group of mamas here in Napa. Outside of the...
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At Home Holiday
A little bunny paid a visit to our house yesterday and he almost got caught! Michael and I had JUST finished hiding the lot of eggs around the house when minutes later Levi woke up to use the...
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This Moment
In the words of Amanda Soule: {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember....
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Raising Good Men
There are moments in parenthood (and life) which cause us to stop and just soak in deeply the events which are unfolding before us, hoping they crystallize in our memory forever. The other morning, I...
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Dear Edna
Dear Edna…that was the blog name I originally wanted to use, but unfortunately someone already beat me to it, because the domain name was taken. I chose Coffee & Lilacs for several reasons…I love...
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Things For Baby Boys (A Virtual Baby Shower) – Upcycled Cashmere Baby Pants
I’m so excited to be a part of a surprise virtual baby shower for one of my favorite bloggers, Abby Rudakov from things for boys. She’s been such an inspiration to me and through our blogs, we have...
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Recently
It sure does feel like summer here in Napa. The temps have gotten into the high 80′s already on several days. The first scorcher brought out the need for ice cream! Here’s a little collage of what...
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Moving Right Along
And just like that, this little boy of mine is turning 5…5!!!! How in the world did this happen? I feel like we were just celebrating his first birthday and now here he is at this new turning point in...
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Hot and Crafty
Since we got back from Colorado last week, the temperatures have been in the high 90′s and 100′s everyday in Napa. Heat and I do not really jive together too well. I’ve never been a sun worshiper; I...
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The Boys of Summer
Tomorrow, my (not-so-little-anymore) little guy starts kindergarten. These last weeks of summer leading up to school have been more unstructured than normal for us and we are craving the rhythm of the...
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Round Two
Sweaters turned into gloves, waiting to be crocheted. It seems that I am a sucker for punishment…at least the kind that’s self-inflicted. I took a leap of faith and decided to hop on board the...
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Blessings
Once again, I am caught up in the activities of life, the busyness of the season and the changing rhythms of our home. I have not purposefully meant to stay away from this online journal space of mine,...
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