chickens for the soul

Maku still talks about roosters so we made one. Now Snow's hen is in love. We should be expecting plenty eggs soon.

a day at the aquarium

touching stingrays and picking up horseshoe crabs
manatee pooping in front of our faces
fun at the gift shop
and panic when our Georgie fell by the shark tank

bowls of soup

...for sore little throats and runny little noses.

there was also a mama bowl without the noodles.

two heads and a foot

We didn't give them any names. Maku, however, has named his left foot Rooster.

Now he wants to paint his toes orange and blue - for a more roosterly appearance. :D

back to the familiar

There are no seagrapes in Pennsylvania...just when I was about to change my name to Oaktree jam or something like that...I find myself back here in Florida. We've been back for two weeks now...


that is Snow and Maku...and three 10 year old girls in the water...can you spot them?

I miss my family in Pennsylvania. And this shady spot under my favorite tree where I spent many afternoons finding strength within myself in this journey of single mommyhood.

july

picking blueberries from the neighbor's garden

reading John Banville's The Sea

and a picture of a bus just because :)

some kind of normal. or not

i was happy to see jin and maku sewing again. this time with grandma's help.

and i am taking photographs again. and blogging. i should slow down, i might start eating again and gain back all the weight i lost so effortlessly ^.^ no wait, not to worry, i am not back to showering daily yet. ;)