Archive for September 29th, 2008

29 Sep

Completely frivolous

Posted by Rebecca in Around the house, Rebecca.

Every now and then, I come across something that gives me more pleasure than any material object should.

My pink mittens, for instance, make me absolutely gleeful. Same goes for a glass jar of bubble bath or my pearl-topped ink pen. I can’t really put my finger on what exactly makes something go from functional to favored, but every so often, something just…fits.

This is my new object of desire–a cupcake-shaped trinket box I’ve had my eye on at our local florist for a number of months. When I returned some vases today, I saw that it was one of two left from the set of eight. A sign, right?

Now it’s perched on my windowsill. It’s pretty, but relatively pointless. And yet, I couldn’t be happier.


What’s the latest object of your affection?

29 Sep

Sunday surprise

Posted by Rebecca in Ava.

Bry spotted this hot air balloon outside yesterday afternoon. Ava was thrilled, and she watched it until we lost it behind the trees. As we were walking in, Olivia dropped a toy. In response to the noise, Ava exclaimed, “Oh, the balloon popped!”