Category: Olivia and Gabriel
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Chelsea’s Home Renovation
The renovation begins. My daughter and her family moved back to our town in the south of France. They live three minutes away. Rene and his wife are at it again: renovating! That wall where the fireplace stood is coming…
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The Renovation is Nearly All Done
Progress. New sky light. The bathroom angle is strange, but I wanted to show you the extremely high ceiling to paint. This bedroom is painted and skylight in place. But, now it is a holding area. This bedroom is now…
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Olivia’s Dream
Olivia wants to have long hair like her mommy so she can wear pony and pigtails. Today, she wanted braids, so Chelsea obliged; the teeny tiny braids delighted the little heart. Rebecca, a blog reader friend, wrote me on Facebook…
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The Girl & Her Lipstick
This little Pickle has a thing for lip balm applies it generously carries it to bed. Chelsea said, “I am not even a girly girl, I don’t even own lip balm.” Children are their own sense of wonder. (Lipstick is…
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Sweet Dreams, Wiggleworms
One of the advantages of living close to your parents is that you can go out, spend the night away, Trusting, umm, knowing your children are sleeping sideways in your parent’s bed, kicking and wiggling. Sweet dreams are not assured.…