Jessica & Alex|Aurora

Jessica & Alex were married in a hazelnut orchard on a hot Saturday in September. The bride wore a dark blue dress and looked stunning as nuts dropped all around her. The couple… Read More →

Bina|POrtland

This is Bina. Although we’ve only known each other a year, she has made quite an impact on my life. We have many things in common including: our enjoyment of  bingo and driving… Read More →

Foreign objects|POrtland

Being a parent is mostly very glamorous, except for sometimes, when it’s really not glamorous at all. Like when your 3 1/2 year-old dives into a bush and comes out screaming bloody murder, and your husband… Read More →

Amira|POrtland

This is four month old Amira. She & her Traci-mama stopped by for a mid-afternoon visit and we hung tough for a few hours, making light conversation over tea & strumpets. In her… Read More →

Hugo|POrtland

Look at that little face! Look at those big eyes! Look at those…. hairy-ass arms?! Hugo came over to play at our house last week and he wore shoes that had lights in… Read More →

Second day of school|POrtland

Indy went back to school. Finally. This is a picture of him on the second day of school. On the first day, mama forgot to bust out the camera and snap the precious moment… Read More →

House progress|POrtland

Is this house a vacant meth house?  No!  The lack of windows and siding and roof shakes are temporary. The guy on the roof is going to make it all better…..wait!  Who is that… Read More →

D.I.Y in the kitchen|Portland

When my friend Jess, canning extrordinaire,walked through my door with 20 pounds of tomatoes from Krueger’s Farm, I thought to myself: what the hell are we gonna do with 20 pounds of tomatoes?… Read More →

Prairie homie companions|Portland

My two prairie homie companions. They seem to have taken stock, moved in and locked down. It doesn’t look like either of them will be getting their own place anytime soon. 

The driving lesson|Portland

The youngest finally got his learner’s permit, and has signed up for a flex car on a bi-monthly basis. We were definitely surprised that the car didn’t have a motor, but felt happy… Read More →