Sweet Memories: The Easy Creme Brulee

Spring and earliest summer were largely about savoring.  Always conscious of our upcoming Goodbye, my family and I made memories we could relish later.  This easy creme brulee moment has become just such a memory, and though it’s only been a couple of weeks since my daughter embarked on her epic adventure, I want to relive it. [continue reading…]

More From the Family Gathering Album: Mothers and Daughters

So many possibilities for recreation on a big ranch in Wyoming with a beautiful, perfectly appointed lodge.   So many possibilities, in fact, that with two dozen plus people assembled and expectations running wild, it might be impossible to settle on an activity that everyone could agree on.   As unpopular as the notion generally is, my mom insisted on family pictures (she is a gentle soul, also quietly gritty).  Amazingly, our morning photo session ended up being one of the most fun and memorable moments.  My personal favorite.  And it included (loosely) everyone.  Though not in this post, of course.  This one is supposed to be about mothers and daughters.  I can focus. [continue reading…]

Tiny Dancers:  Are We Human, Or Are We Dancers?

(A line from a song that I hear a lot when I’m hanging out with my boy Ez.  I like the tune.  Anyway).

I took these photos a few weeks ago when we visited the hospital to say hello to a brand new baby cousin (and congratulations to his exhausted mama).  Here, in the hospital hallway, my youngest daughter is one of the four tiny dancers.  Her cousins (each a new big sister) are the other three.  It seems a magical combination.  Nora loves these cousins, and they love her.  I think they need one another.  They’re ecstatic in each other’s company. [continue reading…]

I Beg Your Pardon.  I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. But a Girl Garden… That I Can Do!

(Remember This?)

(Look Again. Ta-Da!) [continue reading…]

Meanwhile…My Man

It’s been a very eventful month. Aside from gatherings, farewells, puppy potty training, and compromised toes, My Man has fought his own uphill dragons. [continue reading…]

Bon Jour, Y’all’s. I have been away from EveryDayBloom for so long, it is a little weird coming back. What will I find here? I have ghost town anxieties, dust bunny fears. Before I left a couple of weeks ago, I felt connected, part of a widespread (and amorphous) yet friendly community. Which connections require conversation—but for days and days, I have been silent. I’ve both missed the connection…and worried that I’d lose it. I could have returned a few days earlier, some filial and parental responsibilities having met their expiration dates last week. But (maybe procrastinating a bit?) I chose to catch up with my gardens this weekend instead of rummaging through hundreds of digital photos (each worth a thousand words) and the still tingling memories of my daughter’s departure. Gardening means sanctuary to me, among many other things. [continue reading…]

May Flowers: Rough Winds Do Shake The Darling Buds of May…

But the Point Here Is That May Flowers On Anyway.

The school year is ending, with its mad rush of concerts, field trips, plays. It’s dance recital season for Nora. Crazy busy times, sweet memories.

And the window for prime garden planting is almost closed (at least, I’m always afraid it is, this time of May); I delayed planting until last week.  Still a little breathless from catching up, and grateful for the recent rain (something about rain…seeds germinate best after a good rain).  I still need to plant more: tomato and pepper plants,  herbs, a few more zucchini. [continue reading…]