Owlandtwine

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• Recently | This and That

  

  My son's 6th birthday was yesterday. For his first birthday I made Smitten Kitchen's recipe for peach cupcakes with brown sugar frosting. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• "For When Does a Berry Break Upon the Tongue as Sweetly a...

  

  "For when does a berry break upon the tongue as sweetly as when one longs to taste it, and when is the taste refracted into so many hues and savors of ripeness... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Never Since They Were Small Children Had They Clustered a...

  

  Never since they were small children had they clustered about her so, and never since then had she been so aware of the smell of their hair, their softness,... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• "In Summer the Song Sings Itself." -William Carlos

  

  "In summer the song sings itself." -William Carlos Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• More Beauty, More Wild

  

  The boys and I went on a day hike last week. We set out with water, granola bars, two cameras - one for me and one for Theo - and nothing but hope for a really... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• String of Moons

  

  I stood in the middle of the dirt road. Here and there a raven swooped low, silent. I inched over for a hint of shade, rolled my bare foot in my Teva over a pil... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• The Problem with Taking Time off from Writing is That Whe...

  

  The problem with taking time off from writing is that when you do decide that you must write again despite the voice in your head telling you to just keep takin... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Faith, Light, and Chocolate Chip Muffins

  

  ". . . that detail outside ourselves that brings us to ourselves, was here before us, knew we would come, and see beyond us." -Adrienne RichLast week I had a... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Saltwater Birds and Mountain Air

  

  "She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there, leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together." -J.D. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Introducing Katie Neuman | Prints

  

  I recently brought to life a dream and vision I've had for quite some time.Last year was a wonderful time of growth for myself and for my photography business. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Panna Cotta in Strawberry Soup with Thyme

  

  Yesterday I had a couple of my friends over for lunch. I made Ina Garten's Greek Panzanella - a recipe I have made many times, and for dessert I made panna cott... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• My Best

  

  These two.They're no longer growing on me, but up the length of my body with a thriving speed. One stands by my side and I no longer have to lean down to meet... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• The In-Between

  

  I was sitting on my porch eating a bowl of yogurt for lunch yesterday, but before that I was out for the morning with my friend. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Young and Old in the Mountains

  The snow has come and the biting cold. After the boys left for school this morning, I climbed back into folds of soft flannel, grey as the day, and opened M.F. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Get In My Belly! | Bourbon Bacon Jam

  

  A couple of years ago, I was at a local social event I had been invited to as a woman writer and blogger in the community. I went solo and hesitant, not... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Spinning

  

  In my head, I place words on linen thread. I push them down and change them around. When the language takes shape and I can recognize my own story, I clasp the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Rosie

  

  We stood huddled together outside in the yard. A thin smattering of dark brown mulch covers the frozen ground. The tree's branches above reach out thin bony... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Smoke and Sparkles

  

  I am rooted, but I flow. (Virginia Woolf)Coffee and words this morning. Our world is covered in a blanket of fog and on my desk smoke swirls. Lately my prayer... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Little Hand

  Last night, in the middle of the night, Sully called out to me. Mom. In a daze, I went to him and slipped into his bed. This is what I do; no sense in... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY

• Cabin Fever

  

  Tomorrow the boys will go back to school. For the last weeks they have been home, which is to say they have either been loving on each other, hating each... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 DIARIES, FAMILY