Erica Baker The calendar started over 12 days ago. Dave and I were talking about this past year while sitting at the table one morning and he said, “I think 2014 was a growing year.” Another friend of mine told me a few weeks ago that 2014 was “a season of planting.” All of the above. I couldn’t agree more. I just re-read my post from last year, reflecting on 2013 and my hopes …
2014. Sometime during the course of this year we were looking through random footage we’d taken on our iphones and decided to make a ‘year-in-review’ video. It was a fun little project that we worked on sporadically during the year and I think it turned out well. They’re my memories though, so perhaps I’m biased. ha. We spend a lot of time documenting other people’s memories and experiences for work, …
I have been watching a lot of BBC’s Call the Midwife over the past few months. Have you seen it? If not, you should really check it out. The show is about midwives in post-WWII London – I know that doesn’t sound exciting, but it’s kind of amazing. I promise. The reason I am bringing this up, is that while we were in Guyana I had the chance to spend some …
Cathrijn and Matthijs are just one of those couples you can’t help but love from the second you meet them. They exude kindness and have such a welcoming way about them. When they emailed me to ask about photos of their brand new baby girl, I just knew they’d be the sweetest parents. Cathrijn’s parents are in town for a few weeks from the Netherlands to help out and spend time …
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There’s a lot to love about November. My favorite thing is probably the grateful spirit our country takes on. And the food of course. I enjoyed “taking stock” so much last month that I decided to try it out as a monthly post for a while. Here is “taking stock” for November: Making : Cranberry Apple Sauce in the Slow Cooker Cooking : Just about anything Thanksgiving related Drinking : Cranberry juice. …
Guyana was one of the most unique places I have ever visited. For example, it’s part of South America but self identifies as a Caribbean Island. The population is mostly made up of Indo-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese whose ancestors immigrated in the 18th and 19th centuries to work on sugar cane population under Dutch and then British control. The merging of so many cultures, including the native Ameri-Indian population as well, has …
Another pretty little Stitch Fix box showed up on my door step last week! ( Read about the first box, second box and fourth box). Never heard of Stitch Fix? I will explain: Stitch Fix is a personal styling service that sends you hand picked items in the mail to try on. It’s pretty awesome. You create a style profile, or even a Pinterest board to send to your stylist, and they select clothes …
They met in October, a zombie party to be specific, and after seeing each other promptly after the party (sans-zombie make up) were inseparable. They moved from their small town in Pennsylvania to the big city of New York and have made a life there together. This weekend, on a gorgeous October afternoon in Pennsylvania they were married. (No zombies were involved.) What a beautiful day of love and laughter. Emily …
I have been a bit absent from the blog for a week or so. Heck, I have been a bit absent from social media, friendships, obligations, and life in general for about a week or so. About 10 days ago I got the call that my grandfather was not doing well and a couple of days later, word that he’d passed away. So Dave and I loaded up the car …
Haiti’s Got Talent – and they are using it to free their child slaves. Songs for Freedom, or as NPR put it, the Haitian “American Idol” will probably forever be one of my most memorable nights yet to date. While I was with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Port au Prince, Haiti a few weeks back we had the pleasure of meeting the inspiring people of the organization, …