The other day, I was perusing the Etsy shop of one of my all-time favorite artists, she of Girl in a Party Hat “fame,” Amanda Blake, and realized I didn’t have any of her boys. Now I do. Oliver arrived just the other day, wrapped thusly (how freakin’ cute is that?!) and as it’s a […]

I’m not sure Annabelle appreciates the final product quite yet — or maybe she does — but there’s something oddly joyful for me about finding items like the one pictured, left by Annabelle on the coffee table after what was obviously a raucous arts and crafts session involving her younger sister and some out of control markers. […]