this way to the beach

My youngest just got home from a summer working at camp.

I wanted everything to be nice and clean and lovely.

But instead I have just opened a fabulous private beach

And renamed her Sandy.

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sadness of strangers

I was walking with a group of teenage girls, down by the water on a beautiful spring day, when a man walked by holding hands with two adorable tiny little kids, one on each side of him.

He was tenderly but matter of factly stating the new program.

That is right, some days you will be staying with mommy and some days with daddy.

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I love you more than cheese

The cards that accompany the artwork that leave my studio are the very best part of the gift. They are both hysterical and heartfelt.

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