Owlandtwine

LATEST ARTICLES ( 266 )

• Slow and Low

  

  A storm is rolling in. Outside, the sound of metal clinking together. Long ago used smooth spoons come to mind strung from the branches of old growth trees, onl... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Back and Forth, Forth and Back.

  

  I walk up the hallway, round to the staircase. I walk down the hallway, round to the kitchen. Back and forth, forth and back. The narrow walls pulse and the coo... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• I See | Earl Grey Panna Cotta

  

  "All she wantedwas to find a placeto stretch her bonesA place to lengthen her smilesand spread her hairA place where her legs could walkwithout cutting and... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Here I Am

  

  .Eating an organic frosted cherry toaster pastry - also known as the "hippy Pop Tart", crashing my ultra clean eating streak. Because the kids are at school... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Buoyant

  

  Stories take shape in my mind from moment to moment. I come to write but I end up staring out the window, kick my feet up on my desk and sip espresso or latte... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Memories and Lemon-Thyme Cake

  

  I was thinking this morning about my first days of becoming a mom. A memory of Theo and me when he was about three weeks old. It was the first time I took him... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Love Me Like This

  

  I heard a story today about a mother taking care of her dying mother. She asked her elderly mom what her long life had felt like to her, and her mother quickly... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Exposed

  

  Mom. Mom!Mom, are you going to cry?We gathered with him and eleven of his class pals to celebrate his seventh birthday. There was pizza and a requested cookie... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• And So

  

  Maybe because summer vacation is right around the corner now, which means we fly off to Florida for three weeks, that has my nerves settling. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• These Are My Words

  

  I worked my way through the raised bed, swirling compost with soil until the overall effect resembled fudge-marble ice cream. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Spring Cleaning

  

  On my hands and knees, I plant my palms in the earth and claw with my fingertips clumps of dirt back and forth until big chunks become fine grain. Head down,... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Pasta, Glaze, and Muffins. Spring Recipes

  

  I was in a bit of a cooking and baking rut. Braised, roasted, soups, apples, potatoes. Tired. This past week I bought pounds of strawberries and my second bag o... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Heart Open

  

  {from the archives. last spring.}Yesterday was yoga class. There were no teary eyes, no felt release of something too big to be contained inside this time. In... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Saturday Morning Things

  

  Saturday morning. Cinnamon rolls baking and organic breakfast sausage sizzling on the stove top. Latte in my cup, full. I slept later than the kiddos this... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Back to Center, Humble.

  

  We were on the way to school this morning. Stopped at a red light, Sully asks me what ash is. I explain to him, using logs on a fire burning to ash, as an... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Just an Old Sweet Song

  

  The air is alive, its pulse palpable. A cloak of orange and mist. Spanish moss rocks back and forth like a soft lullaby. I close my eyes and go right back to... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Process

  

  I've been all tangled up lately. One night I go to bed and feel contentment wash over me. The next night I go to bed and feel fire breathing near my ear,... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Hello

  

  I'm starting this week with another kiddo home with me. Down with low-grade fever and sore throat. Our family health has been bad since basically the first... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• My Treasure

  

  A sure sign at our house that spring is right around the corner is Theo's birthday. He recently wrote up a guest list for his birthday party and delivered it... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Wondered Up

  

  I pull back the curtains this morning. Grey. Snow. Oh lord. I slip back into bed and pull toasty covers right back up. And pick up Rich before making coffee. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY