Owlandtwine

LATEST ARTICLES ( 266 )

• Soon

  

  I looked at him and saw those red red cheeks. The whites of his eyes, red. His little body shaking while soft whimpers escaped from his dry lips. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Tangled

  

  I am suspended below three bodies, four if you count the cat. Warm, soft flannel hugs from below while legs and arms swallow up my trunk like thriving weeds... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Saturday Wild

  

  Our weekend started with me taking Theo to the doctor. He fell and the fall was odd. His elbow curled under him in an un-natural way followed by the cry of... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Today

  

  I sit. I'm alone and the house is silent. Snow's covering the ground, seed packets are strewn across my kitchen counter. It is March! My mind wanders to... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Real Yellow Cake

  

  I'm currently reading a book about French parenting and their very sophisticated food culture, so when Sully and I went to the grocery store yesterday and I... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Happiness (Back) At The Table

  

  Dinnertime is very important to me. It's the one meal I make each day that requires the table to be properly set and a candle to be lit. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• 7 Things

  A few weeks ago, my friend Jenn tagged me on Instagram to share seven things you might not know about me. This snowy, lethargic Sunday morning feels like just... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Always, So Very Grateful

  

  I am proud to report that I successfully rode my snowboard for two days and only detected minimal rust, noticeable mostly at the top of the chairlift when I'd... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Lifting

  

  Sully, b w filmTheo, digital 85mmWe're heading up to the mountains today. This week is for family and slope time. It's for hot tub time after the chairlifts... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Southern and Lovely and Banana Bread

  

  My friend posted on Facebook about how grateful she is for her neighbors; how they are like another set of grandparents to her, and how they treat her children... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Love.

  

  Last year on this day, my dad left this world. The next day, Valentine's Day, I wrote and submitted his obituary to the funeral home. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Thread

  

  At times, watching Theo and Sully out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of my own childhood.On Friday nights, after a bath, I'd curl up on the couch... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Under the Weather

  

  I had a to do list a mile long today. I was going to sit in a coffee shop for an hour and get some much needed work done for my photography business and then... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Stay A While

  

  Our winter yard. It is quite bare and often times the colors remind me of an old bruise - bluish, purplish, a spit of old blood red, grey. And for some crazy... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

  

  I recently came across the cookbook Good to the Grain. As soon as I heard about it, I looked for it at the library, and right there on the shelf it sat, just... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Warm Bones, Content Souls

  

  I smiled a little when I looked at the calendar this morning. February 1st means we made it through Janurary, which means we're that much closer to spring. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Fans

  

  A formation of seagulls flew high above, their silvery wings sparkling in the sun's setting light. I found a bench to sit down on, desperate for the sweat to... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Something's Changed

  

  Sometimes when I am watching my family from behind the lens the world becomes still. It is in these moments that I feel fully present and acutely aware that I... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Prayer Answered

  

  Sully woke me in the night. A gentle tap tap tap on the sliver of my head that wasn't hidden beneath the covers. I heard his feet bound lightly down the... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Morrison

  

  This glorious warm streak in January is still here. Oh, it is wonderful and makes winter so bearable. Yesterday morning we lingered over a long breakfast and al... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 DIARIES, FAMILY