Keeping it real

When parents were divvied up and kids assigned to families, I think my friend Bridget's kids got a pretty good deal. It seems to me, from my (admittedly distant) view on the other side of the country, Bridget has a great approach. Her letter this week sums up her philosophy: keep it real. Tell stories. Laugh. Let your kids know that you were one, too, once. Check it out here.

Basic Joy

Anne Bentley Waddoups

“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”

— Mary Oliver

“Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.”

— Wendell Berry

Latest Instagrams:

~Change of venue~
Early this year, G & I decided to make some tweaks to our life, including selling our Andover home. We’ve loved that home and yet, on several levels and all at once, we knew this was what we needed to do. Chalk it up to a

Oh how I needed this weekend with these women. Thanks for gathering us, @akwhatcott
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#reasonstobejoyful #bostonfrienddiaspora
@tonahangen @jenniferagle @leechipman @coopriderka @karen.b.baxter

Winter beach walk at golden hour ✨

Family holiday hijinks/outings: candlepin bowling, our traditional Christmas Eve (very cold!) walk in Concord, dinner out, & Winterlights.

After Christmas days:
1-3: annual traditional Danish dinner (chefs Greg and Sam)
4 charcuterie tree
5 M & Cora
6 holiday house
7 mini lagkager

Reading:

Writing Elsewhere:

Segullah
Letters to a Parent
Nest and Launch