Samuel watches his older brother from the front door. I love how this picture captures Samuel's plight. He's eager to join James, b...

Were it not for me taking out the garbage today, which incidentally included some wilted bouquets from Ben's funeral (why do the flowers...

James blows out that fifth candle! I've thrown many birthday parties in my day, but I'm far from a pro. More like an old dog who...

Any ability to think clearly right now has been knocked out of me, kind of like losing wind in a sucker-punch to the gut. So I'll turn...

Emma took this shot of Elise and James adding paper cheese and black checker olives to Grandpa H.'s form of pizza crust. For a rollickin...

Our quirky old house was a treasure trove of old brooms, mop handles and yardsticks with promotional messages. We seriously found about 20 o...

I grumbled a bit at the snow dumped in my lap this week. Winter or not, it had been dry most of the month, and I was spoiled. The new snow m...