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A Super Three Year Old!

After just recently mastering the art of holding up two fingers, Jack is now a whopping three years old. There are so many great things that come with three. He has an opinion, his own interests, a growing imagination, boundless … Continue reading

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Salt and Cedar Letterpress, Detroit

What did you do on Sunday night? Oh, me? I went to Salt and Cedar Letterpress in Eastern Market and bound a book in celebration of Oscar Wilde’s birthday. Why? What did you do? Remember that dinner party I signed … Continue reading

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A Detroit Family Halloween. Past and present.

As a lover of Halloween, I begin planning my costume far in advance. It drives Ryan crazy that in the Spring I start talking about how we will dress up in the Fall. What he doesn’t know is that I … Continue reading

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Belle Isle and The Riverwalk

Looking through my past posts, I saw that this entry was still labeled “draft.” Not sure why I never posted this. The original date was Sept. 7, 2012. Better late than never I guess. Friday morning Jack and I got … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend Frankie and Matt took Penelope to Blake Farms Cider Mill. After hearing about the giant jumping pillow, petting zoo, orchard, train rides and donuts that were “so good you could go nuts,” the decision was easy. Our Friday … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Doodle

Growing up we had a family friend, Mary Sue, who would always call me her “Pumpkin Doodle.” As a child, I took great offense to this and would reply “I’m not the Pumpkin Doodle. You are!” Now that I am … Continue reading

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My favorite days…

My favorite days are the ones that are spent with my family. Watching Jack and Ryan play fills my heart and melts it away in one fell swoop. So often I say to Ryan “look what we’ve created.” I am … Continue reading

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DDF – Creating Play

Pop Ups come in all shapes and sizes. Creating Play was a pop up playground sponsored by KaBoom for the Detroit Design Festival. Under the tent they had foam blocks, ribbon play, painting and more. We ran into two of … Continue reading

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Polish the Jewel

I am happy to show my support for Belle Isle (especially if lunch is served.) Today, I attended Polish the Jewel. There were silent and live auctions, yummy sangria and fabulous women galore. Seriously. I’m talking pearls, hats and gloves fabulous. What’s … Continue reading

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Today calls for a crock pot.

This morning was cold, wet and windy. Nevertheless, I ventured to Eastern Market to peruse the Tuesday selection. It was there, amongst the potatoes and leaks, I was inspired to break out my crock pot. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring … Continue reading

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