A long time ago, when this blog was just a gleam in my eye, I had coffee with a writer friend who was an expert in the blogging world (at least more of an expert than I was or am). I confided in her that I used to maintain a blog that had petered out, but I loved it and wanted to maybe-sort-of-kind-of begin another one. I bounced around some ideas with her ("Sewing? That sounds like too much work," she declared). After much hemming and hawing, I was no closer to figuring out what sort of blog ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! I'm rapidly approaching the finish line for book #2 on the heels of launching book #1, and I have to confess, I haven't been exhausted like this in a very, very long time. Luckily, I'm surrounded by energizing forces like the gorgeous blooms above, and I get emails with "poems for book?" in the subject line from my sweet girl: Mama, Choose between these. sewing, the loud rumble rumble it makes that is very distracting ... Read more
Little Kunoichi Launch Party Recap
Whoo-boy! I'm still recovering from the excitement of Mother's Day/Launch party festivities but thought it might be fun to show you some photos from the event (well, that first photo up there was styled in my house post-event because in the flurry of all that was going on, most of my pix were blurry). Look at all those copies of Little K! We had almost 100 people at the party (though not all at once), and the credit for the success of the launch really goes to my editor and dear friend, ... Read more
Joie de Vivre
Just a quick "Joie de Vivre" image today. It felt like I was continually on the go this past weekend and haven't had much time to process Mother's Day or the launch party or the author signing event I did at K's school on Friday. I am wiped out, but joyful. I'll be back with updates on Wednesday. I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
She asked, "Why do you love me?" I said, "Because I do." She asked, "But why? How can you love me?" I said, "I just do. I love you because you're you." It took a long time for me to shape those words to answer those questions. My daughter and I...it has been a season of stilted talks between us, weeks of bickerings and posturings and righteous lectures and easily trampled emotions. Not always, of course, but enough times to make me question my ability to parent. I tend to assume she ... Read more