Callie Feyen

About a month before Jesse and I moved to Washington DC, we were in Australia with my brother, scuba diving and picking up phrases like, “Good on ya.” One night we watched a movie whose name escapes me but it was about a guy who moved to a brand new area, knowing  no one. In a voice over he wonders… View Post

I’m sure you’re aware I know very little about sports, but Saturday’s game at Camden Yards was probably the most exciting baseball game I’ve been to. The Tigers hit so many home runs against the Orioles I lost count. There were four in one inning, including a grand slam. Look how happy Jesse was. Still reading each night before bed…. View Post

{ENJOYING} Picking Hadley up from school in the afternoons. Harper and I stop by Starbucks (as you might have determined from the picture), I bring along some easy reading and she brings a notebook with her sketches. We read and draw while we wait for carpool to begin. Sometimes friends walk up to the window and we chat for awhile…. View Post

Here’s a picture of the first “guys” Harper ever drew.  She was about 2 and 1/2. Here’s a sample of what Harper’s “guys” look like now. And here’s a picture of her on some sort of climbing thing. This is the same climbing thing that Hadley was on last year at this time at her preschool graduation.  Harper couldn’t get… View Post

On Friday the girls and I went to the library to look at cookbooks. Whenever I’m feeling overwhelmed with my writing I go to the library to find something new to concern myself over; like how to make my own starter for sourdough bread, or how to make a pie crust with cute crimped edges. Hadley found a book club… View Post