Owlandtwine

LATEST ARTICLES ( 266 )

• Mama's Day!

  Sending love and laughter to all of my Mama friends and sisters. Happy Mother's Day! Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Still and Quiet

  

  I've been waiting for this hour. To sit still and quiet, a cup of hot chai to savor. The little ones are at school, the rain has momentarily paused. Tunes flow... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• And So It Begins.

  

  We have spent the better part of the last 48 hours outdoors. The little ones have been going and going, charged by sunlight and warmth. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 DIARIES

• Full

  

  Remember last week when I wrote about visiting the Kindergarten classes at my son's school to talk about art and photography? Well, a couple nights ago after th... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 DIARIES

• Unforgettable

  

  What to say today...My first born turned six yesterday. Currently, so much happiness is running through me that I feel suspended slightly above myself, images o... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Double Thumbs Up

  

  I went to Theo's school today to talk to six kindergarten classes about the art of photography. Last night as I was jotting down thoughts about what I'd say... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• So, Whatever.

  

  I checked the weather app on my phone this morning, so hopeful that the forecast would change. Alas, it has not. So we ready ourselves for another blast of cold... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Before

  

  Yesterday, I brought Sully to a very special place. He's been there before, though just a small babe.You open the charming wood and glass front door and walk... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• I'm On It

  

  Theo's birthday is less than two weeks away. This is the first year that we are not throwing a party and I thought I was completely fine with that. Until the... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Calibrate

  

  My heart and mind have been all over the place lately, which has a bit to do with the quietness in this space last week. At one point, late in the night, I... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• April the 9th

  

  This morning we sit around the fireplace bundled in fleece pajamas, inching as close to the heat as we can get. Art supplies are scattered about; creations are... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• What We Need is Here

  

  Geese appear high over us,pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,as in love or sleep, holdsthem to their way, clearin the ancient faith: what we needis here. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Fears and Dreams

  

  Early spring seeds have been sown. The little ones have begun slinging mud. Now and then, I catch a glimpse of something outside and put down what I'm doing to... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• New Growth

  

  Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;and give us not to think so far awayas the uncertain harvest; keep us hereall simply in the springing of the year. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Go Daddy

  

  "In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." -Margaret AtwoodIn my mind, I had these ideas of how we would spend this week free of... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Links and Photos (mostly)

  

  We are on spring break. It feels so good to have this week ahead of us with minimal set plans and plenty of time to carve out our day as we go. This is how our... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Wash Down

  

  I came downstairs this morning to a quiet and still house. Yet even in this peaceful space there was a disruptive fuzziness from last night's haze still... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• A New Season and Scones

  

  It is indeed the first week of spring. I felt it this past Saturday morning upon waking as surely as I saw the light streaming in through my kitchen window. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Good Dirt

  

  I started my seeds indoors this week. Love putting on some tunes, gathering my supplies, and that smell when you add water to the organic seed starting... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Hunting For The Light

  

  This morning I looked up the definition of snapshot, something I've been taking lots of lately. I was curious to read the actual meaning, to see if the words... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY