Moonshine Junkyard

"Rare is the day, that my mood is not buoyed by pulling on a favorite sweater, or slipping my prettiest earrings through my lobes. Dressing well, comfortably, warmly, brightly and wildly, is a cheap and easy form of self-care for me and I really hope more people would embrace style as that." I love this quote from Milla's pineapple dress post . I too think of getting dressed as a magnificently simple form of self care each day. I like to wear something that has a memory or that engages my imagination. My style hasn't changed much in about twenty years, but the (very many) pieces of clothing in my closet have! I do have a few old favorites that I've had since my teenage years, and my daughters wear a lot of dresses from my own babyhood, so it all goes round in circl es. Floral calico prints put me in mind of old fashioned days, rustic places. I feel pretty and strong at once in a good calico dress or skirt; I want to hoist babies and gather herbs and chop ...

Our sweetest babydoll cousin Scouty just turned one and she threw a bright little carnival party for everyone to come celebrate with her.  Emily and Joey made all the decorations and homemade veggie chili. Em's mom made roasted beet hummus and festive red velvet cupcakes made with beets as well!  Birthday girl and her mama ready to party! It was a much needed cozy rainy day! Scout, that little magic-maker-sky-crier, brought the rain last year when she was born as well. The girl knows how to make a great impression. Woody and Fern stayed curled up in all the best spots as long as possible. Scouty with her grammy Liz. Em made party favorts of  little chevron-printed bags of circus animal cookies, each tied to a helium balloon which were HUGE hits with my babes. Polly calls them "ball" and was excited to bat their wilting bodies around for days.  Em had a suitcase full of homemade props for funny photos. The kid...

but not to sound too gleeful about it, cause dry warm januaries are actually terrible.  but hey, when the sun shines...enjoy it right? i would never deny that it affords us some serious outside time, so here we are... doing backyard yoga: Lucy is at a really fun age where she listens closely as I explain how to breathe and tries to get her arms and legs in the right position. It's so cute to see her trying and breathing, hold a pose for a few seconds and then she'll say, I'm done! Playing at the school playground in a balmy dusk with Nana: Polly is such a little climber. I read somewhere that not all babies have this urge. Hard to imagine; I'm sure I'd have a few less gray hairs if she were one of those. Pretty little moonrise and it feels like early spring. A spontaneous visit to the Folsom zoo sanctuary with Pops, Addie, Art and Utah. Black bears, mountain lions, owls, rehabilitated eagles, red fox, coyote, hyb...