Inspiration

First of all, I want to thank you all from the very bottom of my heart for all of the lovely comments and emails I received after my previous post. I can’t really put into words how much it means…

Aching Heart

I haven’t posted anything since Monday, which is quite unlike me. I haven’t taken a single photograph since last Sunday and I’ve just been getting by with the cooking, not really thinking too hard about what I will post on…

Aching Feet

Aching Feet

I feel like we’ve been so busy this weekend that we’ve barely had time to stop, an unusual occurrence as we generally like to take things slow. My mother-in-law in still visiting from Chicago, we have walked up mountains and…

Leaves and Singing

Photographs of a rather grumpy little man, worn out from a trip to the doctor. We have the go-ahead to get his hearing tested (again) and have been encouraged to have him evaluated for speech therapy. Poor little man is…

A reminder of prettier days

A photo taken only ten days ago, a reminder to me that only a short time ago in our little corner of Germany the skies were blue, the sun was shining, leaves were golden and the air was crisp. This…

From the Heart

From the Heart

Inspired by Paper <3 Camera These photos were taken last week, when the weather was a little better. We were out collecting rocks and leaves, investigating bugs and chasing one another. The second photograph is Mikey’s best monster face. Today…

Evening Sunshine

Evening Sunshine

The nights have begun drawing in, it seems to happen so fast in the Autumn that it takes our bodies a little time to adjust. I find myself turning on the lamps in the living room and looking at the…

Sunday Scavenger Hunt

Sunday Scavenger Hunt

Pink: Mikey drawing with pink chalk on the playground, while the low Autumn sun shines a pinkish cast. It’s quite difficult to find anything pink in a household where I am outnumbered 2 to 1. Books: Remnants of a quiet…

It's someone's third birthday

It’s someone’s third birthday

3 years ago, while eating dinner at our favourite restaurant in Killeen, TX, I went into premature labor at 32 weeks pregnant. In the early hours of the following day Mikey was born, weighing in at 4lbs 6oz. He was…

A Room of One’s Own

Today is a rainy one. We had intended on attending the Old Town Autumn Festival this morning, but as soon as our feet stepped in the doorway, the threateningly cloudy sky gave way to a downpour. Instead we snuggled on…