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I'm hoping to make it to the @spiritofboiseballoonclassic this weekend ... it is a favorite place to take pictures and I go almost every year. I'm acquiring quite a collection of hot air balloon photos! This is one of my favorites from several years ago.
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You guys, the school district is trying to kill me. Between crazy-ass bus schedules, super last minute bell schedule changes (repeatedly) and weirdo classroom setups, we are having a hard time settling into this new school year. We are week 2 into the sch
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Enjoying our summer harvest! We've also got tons of cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, parsley, cilantro, and more types of tomatoes. π
πΆ We're basically professional farmers now. ππ©βπΎπ¨β:ear_o
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Soak up the last of those warm weekend vibes, friends! Fall will be here before you know it! #summervibes
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School starts tomorrow, and I'm a little calmer today, but Rachel is excited and nervous. We spent a good 20 minutes talking about excitement and nerves and the coming year this morning ... I apologize right now for passing on my crazy, my dear daughter.
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School doesn't start for my kids until Thursday, because ... Kuna. ββοΈBut the kids are all ready, clothes and school supplies bought and ready to go, registration done mostly. Except the high school called me today to make sure my son was actually going t
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"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." -Ralph Waldo Emerson β Back-to-school starts my season of overwhelm each year - this year I'm trying to remind myself to take it one small step at a time ... #smallstepseveryday
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Last minute camping and lake time before school starts. βοΈ School clothes and supply shopping. βοΈ Gardening in all our free time. βοΈ Summer is winding down!! βοΈ
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Summer is already coming to a quick close, and I'm not ready! Raise your hand if you still have back-to-school shopping and prep to do!! π we are going to try to squeeze in a bit more fun before the kids go back to school with a ca
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You guys! If you wanna use your creative talent to spread a little love around, get on over to the @themakermob and check them out. A lovely, fun, no-pressure way to use your unique talents to send out some good vibes to people who can use a little spirit
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Cut myself a little mid-week flower bouquet for my desk. π #flowerstyle #gardenlife
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"But a chair, sunlight, flowers: these are not to be dismissed. I am alive, I live, I breathe, I put my hand out, unfolded, into the sunlight." -The Handmaid's Tale Current obsessions: reading this book and growing things. Books and plants and pictures of
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A little morning patio reading. I'm reading The Handmaid's Tale, which is SO GOOD, and has been on my to-read list for forever. I'm actually reading this book, but I also listen to lots of audio books and just this week I discovered the proper pronunciati
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Is summer break over yet? When do these kids go back to school?!?! Also, I love my children. But sometimes I also want to run away to Tahiti. #momlife Photo credit @reneecharytan Reposted with @plannthat
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I'm sunburned, my muscles are sore, and I can't quite get all the dirt from under my fingernails no matter how many times I wash my hands. But we are having lots of fun with our gardening adventures this summer! I'm bombarding my family and friends with p
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"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." -Degas Happy Monday, friends!
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A little Saturday evening summer fun with friends! The teenagers say it's ok for me to post pictures of them on social media as long as I don't tag them in the pictures. πI guess as long as I don't make it easy for their friends to find them in "mom p
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It's our very first, teeniest, tiniest tomato!!!! πππ±π
I'm so proud of our tiny plant babies! π #gardenlife #tomatobabies
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I always get lots of questions about my zebra photo at art markets. "Where did you go to take a photo of a zebra?!?!" Well, my big secret is - an exotic trip to @zooboise ! π But it just illustrates that with the right eye and a little cropping magic
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Summer Father's Day yard games! It may look like my blue croquet ball is way behind everyone else's... but that's just because I was totally letting everyone else get their confidence up before I came from behind to totally stay behind and still lose mise
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Thanks for a lovely time, Boise! The first ever #summerymarket2018 was a blast! It was so lovely to meet so many of you - It is an absolute pleasure to chat with customers about your decor plans, or your weddings, or your late birthday gift-giving needs,
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Last-minute resin-ing for @wintrymarket - I cannot resin without getting it on my skin somewhere (even though I wear gloves), and that shit does NOT like to come off. So tonight I scrubbed my arm off with a magic eraser and it worked like a charm! π I
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See this?! These are teeny tiny purple buds on my alyssum plant that I grew from SEED. AND IT'S ABOUT TO BLOOM!! YAAYY!! π±πΈπ·πΏ
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In typical Monday fashion, this morning we overslept, I woke up sore from weekend yard projects, then I spilled coffee all over myself on the way to an appointment, and I'm down a person at my day job for the next several weeks. So let's just look at thes
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A lovely person in front of me in the coffee drive-through bought my coffee for me this morning. It was such a bright spot in my morning, I'm inspired to spread the love! What random acts of kindness have you been a part of (either giving or receiving) la
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I'm seeing all the green lately! Gardening is the topic of conversation at our house every night these days ... and I'm noticing every new little leaf on the trees. Yay springtime!
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My sister sent me this pic of the gallery wall she's working on in her bedroom - so pretty! And ... she's got 3 of my photos and two of my paintings included! Love seeing my art out in the real world! π #gallerywall
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"To admit uncertainty is to admit to weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both. It is a frailty, but in this frailty there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not in someone elseβs." - A quote from Educate
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"Let's start by taking a smallish nap or two ..." He's a wise lil bear, that Pooh! Here's hoping your Sunday includes a bit of napping too! #winniethepoohquotes
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You might remember me mentioning my love for @wintrymarket a time or two or 10,000 ... well this year is the first year that they are hosting Summery Market, and I'll be there! I'm super excited! Mark your calendars for June 9th, 12-8 pm @jumpboise!! :rai
