the universe provides:

look who's saying "more!"link is slowly learning some basic asl baby signs. teddy had these mastered months earlier as a baby, but he was not as mobile as link is.

take notice of the little victories.

dear readers, real and imagined: thank you for cruising through this sloppy blog with me. in theory i would like to post smaller, more succinct and congruent blogs. i am always dreaming about beautiful, interesting things. it will happen. for now i am just happy to slap some photos on. it's pretty indicative of how my world is right now. just a bit of this and that.

the tastiest dish i ever made. chilled roasted veggies drizzled with lemon and a homemade tofu parsley garlic sauce. there was something so aromatic and rustic about it.

teddy's 'before' shot. his first professional haircut.

after!

teddy always has his hands full. this room: chaos. all of this detritus will have a home once ty is done in the "library." can't wait!

clouds rolling in to blow away the newly unfurled blossoms. it seems the trees bloom earlier every year, just in time for another winter storm.

the end of a very long and satisfying day.

i drove down to san fransisco to participate in protest against the approval of the keystone pipeline. it was, in my opinion, a sating and fulfilling thing. my little boys came along too, their tinkling little voices heard. i got to meet mary. she writes an amazing blog and i was a little star struck. :)

babe alert: vintage quilted jacket out of our price range. my first sf "yard" sale. it happens right on the sidewalk! love it!

"please take a picture of me and mary. please."

he was quite tickled when i asked if i could take his photo. you know he spent all night working on it. :)

totem of collective wisdom.

bag lady reminding us what matters.

furrealz, the cutest family marching along. tooooooo stoked to be featuring ms mary on dis here blog.

swatting bubbles of peaceful protest

keeping track of everyone in the crowd.

 thank you, mary, for holding my hand in the big city and feeding me, link, and teddy with your delicious and deliberate nettles. never was there a more gracious and glowing hostess. i'm still dreaming about the space you inhibit and the creative, electric currents i felt there. xoxoxo












house time:

a blob of brown jasmine rice in a bowl of thai pumpkin coconut soup. yum yum. and a tub of melty beads. and let's not forget ty's trusty bubba keg, his favorite h2o vessel.

my mommy heart is swelling with pride whenever i see teddy writing. :) yes, he still likes the titanic.

another source of happiness: this rich, chocolatey hummus. i grow nutritious soil from our fruit and veggie scraps. the power of composting:  this recycling will nurture the food i will eat.

my dapper as fu** pants, aka my hobbit slacks.

and that, my friends, is teddy's abc's.

spying out the window...linky is working so hard on walking. it's too fun that they can play...outside....without me....even for just a few minutes.

love the color of blooming rosemary

our -one- lemon this year. i enjoyed it thoroughly.

earthworms have heeded the beckoning. so happy to have them as recycling partners.

my loves.

teddy and i occasionally ditch ty and link to go riding into the yon.

teddy really captures the moment.

fondly referred to as "the helper." if you ever need anyone to pull dishes, clothing, papers out of designated places, or to splash in toilets or eat crayons or anything left on the floor, call me. babyproofing, i said, who needs it?! he'll be supervised by me!! whoops. babyproofing...it's a thing. aka keep all bathroom doors shut.

oh, lincoln. does not use discretion when it comes to what he'll put into his mouth.

mckinley park, sactown. squirrels eating white bread.

posted article at said park, trying to keep the park animals healthy: don't give them white bread!

it's a really cool park, with a wooden play structure, small lake, and urban forest.

our marsh.

and: guess who turned 29???!!! tyler, on his birthday. we took a walk. and went to the thrift store. i was down with mastitis and malaise. sorry ty!

briars and brambles and muskrat filled creeks.

my pussy willows. so soft.

sigh. honesty: i am tired of nursing. i want physical autonomy. i want my space. some nights link has to nurse alllll night. and i am a zombie. some days he wants to nurse allll day. i don't know what i signed myself up for.

flashback! 4 months old? so cute.

xoxoxoxo