Chicken Blog: 3/8/20

Maria, writing a card to Charlotte: How do you write "chuther?"
Natalie: "Chuther?"
Maria: Yeah, like 'we love e-chuther.'
September 24, 2012

Maria, urgently: Pick a number between one and ten.
Natalie: uh... seven.
Maria, thoughtfully: Hmm. That's a good number.
Walks away.
January 15, 2012

Walking Maria to school: Have a wonderful day, Maria.
Oh, mama! Every day is wonderful!
September 8, 2011

On the drive to Eagle River, Wisconsin, Maria suddenly exclaimed: Woo! I am screaming for nature!
July 25, 2011

Maria punctuates with Expiration Marks.
!!!!<---expiring from exclaiming with excitement!!!!

Note left on refrigerator:
Crackers please again?
Please buy butter?
April 26, 2011

My mom is the greatest because: She peks up chrash.
May 8, 2011

Chirp-Chirp-Chirp BirdHouse Notes

In lieu of moving to Portland, or buying the dreamy house in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, we have been making house improvements, and developing plans for an addition, here, at our very own Bird House. It's going well, if not as fast and simply as we'd like. The other day I convinced myself that a trip to Ikea was in order, since we need to add storage and organizing systems (I always begin with the second-hand shops.) It's been a long long long time since I've had the pleasure of wandering around Ikea, and I have to admit: I was 101% dazzled and beguiled! I was taking pictures, for reference, and to help me visualize the things and arrangements that make me say "Ooh. I wish I could do that, or make that, or create that, or achieve that." Left to my own devices, I feel like I have an entirely _too buckshot_ decorating/furnishing style. Now I am tempted to make a post, using pictures from my capitalist-consumer venture, and see if I can't learn a thing to two about my taste, goals, and even my missteps. Just now, though, I am thinking of going back to the realtor listing for that Lake Mills house... sigh. October 21, 2021 ************************* What if I won a lottery? I could live a year in Portland, Oregon, or Portland Maine, or Paris, France. And I'd bring friends along, and we'd be neighbors, and we would walk to markets, garden centers, to museums, theaters, parks, bistros, cafes. We would paint in the woods, bath in rivers, and be friends of all the shop keepers. We would host parties, picnics, soirees, teas, and sleepovers, and every holiday would be marked with seasonal flair and appreciation. I feel better having a plan, just in case. October 16, 2021

Thursday, March 12, 2020

32 Beautiful March Moments