26.06.13

Productive mornings

Your heavy sleepy head on my shoulder

Admiring you curled in my arms through your dresser mirror

Lounging with a laughing little girl on my lap in the quiet afternoon

Your first mamas - so much concentration and effort

22.06.13

Catching up on years of missed movies.

An emerging awareness of how to turn things around.

This land of beautiful beaches

Contended beach drives

Happy beach babies

21.06.13

Sleeping baby boy in arms.

Little girl blossoming into sweetness.

Surprise appearances by a fountain-bound family.

Watching her hold her own, know herself, follow her heart.

His big, easy, heart that radiates and seeks and then takes us all in.

20.06.13

Fountain running laughter

Evening bike rides with Frankie

Confidence in our scaled-down garden

Little boy late day bed laughter

Little boy silly camera antics

New little boy chatter

19.06.13

Amazing sailing seas

Sleepy, sleepy little boy

Bug friend naming: Hickey Nada, Hickey Mickey and Sa

18.06.13

Finding our groove

Beautiful brother visits

A small boy filled with joy, my joy

Late evening front garden weeding

Branches dancing their storm-coming dance

Lilacs replaced with buttercups

17.06.13

Supermarket I love yous

A little girl opening to the hearts of others

Two top little boy teeth peeking through at last

Small, eager and happy neighbourhood flier helpers

Clouds parting, hot afternoon sun

16.06.13

Sunshine, finally sunshine

Night time bike rides, down hills at dusk

Looking up - trees - and over - stately homes - and being in the beautiful moment

Pink dressed and pig-tailed dancing little girl

Poster walk with my small poster pals

Birthday thoughtfulness, such love

Refreshed, simplified shelves

15.06.13

Little ones who are so so lovely on long days out

Flowers bursting in bloom and front step flower surprises

The incredible, humbling, grounding, astounding, huge beauty of this place

Being able to buy cool wares (and cool beers) locally

A movie! A movie! A movie (and 7:30 wake ups the next day)

14.06.13

A happy, hoppy, funny girl.

Imagining this cold as a long fall not a missing summer.

Bicycle freedom, warm winds, with coffee in hand.

To Do

Know Only Love

Let Their Spirits Free

Earth: Light Steps, Lighten Steps

Eat With Intention, Nourish Bodies and Soul

Go Outside, Go Outside, Go Outside

Presence: Pause, Breathe, Embrace

Gratitude: Give Thanks Always

You

Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That's who you really are, let go any part of you that doesn't believe it.

C. Assaad

Light

See the light in others and treat them as if that is all you see.

Wayne Dyer

Each Day

Each day is, in a certain sense, a complete life by itself. It has its own duties, own trials, own burdens, and its own needs. The very best we can do for the perfecting of our life as a whole, is to live the one day well. We should put all our thought and energy and skill into the duty of each day, wasting no strength, either in grieving over yesterday's failures or in anxiety about tomorrow's responsibilities.

J.R. Miller