tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10953748397737309122024-03-12T21:04:27.532-04:00Pine Street DaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-64633061508943429222017-03-29T15:38:00.000-04:002017-03-29T15:38:35.161-04:00This Afternoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Daylight savings, lots of citrus, pi day, St. Patrick's Day, so many hours spent playing in the front window looking for dogs, a big snow storm to round out winter, almost an 8th birthday, climbing on everythign, way too much fighting, I started a new part-time job again...March is flying by!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-43679206535068333792017-03-16T10:50:00.000-04:002017-03-16T10:50:20.133-04:00Late Winter Stuff<br />
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<b>Reading</b>: Everything on <a href="https://www.floretflowers.com/blog/" target="_blank">the Floret site</a>. I've read a million books, blog posts, magazine articles...Erin's posts are the most helpful I've read anywhere and I can't wait to get <a href="http://amzn.to/2mRlU9n" target="_blank">her new book</a> ! If you have any interest in flower farming or even just your own cutting garden, it's going to be such a gorgeous and useful resource.<br />
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<b>Eating</b>: Girl Scout cookies and this <a href="http://www.daringgourmet.com/french-beef-stew-old-fashioned-vegetables/" target="_blank">Stew</a><br />
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<b>Drinking: </b><a href="http://www.littlemarketkitchen.com/2014/06/iced-earl-grey-lattes.html" target="_blank">Iced Earl Grey Lattes</a>. My friend Chrissy shared these on Instagram and ever since I cannot get enough!<br />
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<b>Making: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQgfRAqFaQu/?taken-by=lillianranauro" target="_blank">Embroidery flowers</a>. Since I can't plant and grow them yet, I've been stitching them. It started as a distraction for me when I was feeling a lot of anxiety during the day, but I quickly finished my first project, then my second and I just want to do more!<br />
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<b>Writing: </b> I'm trying. It's feeling better to write a bit regularly again, but I still don't feel like I'm in a groove. I'm trying, though, and right now that counts for a lot!<br />
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It's cold outside. Not freezing in a below-zero snow-on-the-ground way, but the kind that just sort of bites at you as you get closer to spring and want the warmer weather. The kind that makes me want to sit with seed catalogs and a hot cup of something in my hands and plan summer gardens. We had unseasonably warm weather last week and it made me itch to get my hands digging in the dirt.<br />
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We have a lot to do. Last year we didn't do much. It just felt like too much. We had a pool for the first summer ever (it came with the house, we wouldn't have voluntarily chosen to have one. In fact, it was on our list of things we DIDN'T want, but here we are.) We had an infant. I was still trying to kick PPD/A in the face and it was just too much to think about the work and money involved in starting a new garden.<br />
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This year it's all feeling better. I'm still trying to kick PPD/A in the face, but I'm making progress. And Ben is bigger. And we can manage to wrap our heads around starting new garden areas from scratch. <br />
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As I started planning and figuring out how many veggies vs cutting garden flowers I want, I looked back at <a href="http://pinestreetdays.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-season-of-flowers.html" target="_blank">this post</a> and <a href="http://pinestreetdays.blogspot.com/2014/07/lately.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this post</a> it made me feel hopeful. I cannot believe I grew so many flowers that season! If I could plan and do that, I can certainly get some seeds in the ground to grow some veggies for our family this year, even if it does still feel like a big task to dig out and start a new garden spot from scratch. We're using existing space and I'm trying to combine my cutting garden wants with perennials and landscaping to work on our yard a little bit while I still use it as garden space in a few different spots that still don't have permanent landscaping.<br />
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None of this includes our whole front yard that needs to be landscaped because when we moved in we had to have everything in the front ripped out to fix a basement water problem. So that's happening, too. One step at a time. I may or may not have much time for blogging this spring and summer! <br />
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As usual, I have no idea what the heck I'm doing, but I'm going to do it anyway...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-69131096448647435422017-02-22T09:31:00.000-05:002017-02-22T09:31:21.846-05:00From Spring 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From last spring, written and never posted:<br />
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I feel self-conscious about my writing. Like I'm going to come back later and cringe at what I've written like I do when I look at old photos. But something funny happened. My almost 9 year old requested a rainbow cake for her birthday, the same as she had on her 3rd birthday. When Pinterest was only a fledgling. But as I went back to look at my blog post from that birthday party and read the words, the only thing I felt was grateful. <br />
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It was the first thing that has made me feel like blogging or writing again in a really long time. Being able to look back on her birthday, and the others, I fell down the rabbit hole to see more birthdays after that one. Hearing my own voice about my kids when they were so much smaller made me cry. <br />
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And it makes me want to write a little more again. At least about Ben. Because this time when they're so tiny passes in such a flash and even though you <i>know </i>you were there and in it, it all just disappears. But then I remember that I can come back and read what I wrote before and that I don't at all care if the photos were good or bad, I just care that they exist. That's where blogging started, isn't it? The form that's basically dead now? I write bits and pieces <a href="http://www.instagram.com/lillianranauro/" target="_blank">on Instagram</a> and that has to be enough for now, but there really is something about just sitting down to write out thoughts for the sake of thoughts that doesn't happen for me on my phone. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-53749158315855493552017-02-20T09:09:00.000-05:002017-02-20T09:09:00.247-05:00An Old Roll of Film<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took the roll to be developed thinking it wouldn't have anything. I had at some point written "2013" on the roll, so there was a chance it has something, though. Here are the results. From 2013 when I stopped shooting film regularly because I lost my local lab that gave me instant gratification. This roll must've been in a camera that I only picked up every few weeks or months because its spans from at least winter-jacket-needing weather to Mia's 6th birthday party in June and windows wide open while doing laundry. So I'm guessing it's from March or so until June 2013, then I forgot what was on the roll, took it out of the camera, labeled the year and never got it developed. </div>
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I've been doing some small blog updates lately since I hadn't done much in a long time . It made me realize that even though photography plays a huge part in my life, I haven't talked about it much on here. I'd like to change that without getting all romanticized and hipster and too serious about it. I just like it, it makes me happy to think of a photo and actually create that photo, which is the case with these. They're from a few falls ago (Novemberish of 2014, I think) and I never shared here (at least I don't think I did!) The colors were so intense and the light was so pretty that day and we had gone to our farmer's market. I remember being in our old garage and using the top of our freezer first, then the top of a ladder to get them and shivering in the chilly air while I tried to capture the details of all of these veggies and fruit. I don't even remember now what I made with them, probably some sort of soup or a sauté, to the point of crispy, with garlic for the chard and kale. The apples probably disappeared within hours or days and the cabbage probably sat for far too long until I decided to do something with it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-18416097349232555302017-02-14T11:33:00.001-05:002017-02-14T11:33:48.853-05:00My Loves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Baby stuff: 17 months. Which is basically 1.5. Which is unreal. We all know time flies, but GEEZ, it really does fly when they're little while the days can seem to just craaaaaawl by sometimes. He's starting to say stuff, but we're still learning his style and voice, so it always surprises us when he just copies a word exactly. I love that Mia and Nick get to watch him grow, too, and especially that they enjoy it so much.<br />
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I'm playing with stop-motion videos this week and having a ton of fun. I've always wanted to try making them and just decided to jump in this week. You can see my first attempt <a href="https://vimeo.com/203105038" target="_blank">here</a>, the kids were clearly influential in my choices and now they're begging to make a Lego stop-motion.<br />
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Making me happy this week:<br />
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- Podcasts. <a href="http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510282/pop-culture-happy-hour" target="_blank">Pop Culture Happy Hour</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-what-she-said/id983337688?mt=2" target="_blank">That's What She Said</a> (Kristen Kalp is my favorite!), <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bon-appetit-foodcast/id945390489?mt=2" target="_blank">Bon Appetit</a>, <a href="https://www.splendidtable.org/episodes" target="_blank">The Splendid Table</a><br />
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- DIY Gel Manicures. This <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B8KWFJU?ie=UTF8&tag=lillianranaur-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=B00B8KWFJU" target="_blank">American Classic Gelous nail polish</a> is my favorite. Paired with <a href="http://www.essie.com/colors/reds/shall-we-chalet.aspx" target="_blank">this color for Valentine's Day</a>. I vote against most advice and actually suggest thick layers and extra dry time. It lasts at least a week for me.<br />
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- <a href="http://www.solofoods.com/recipes/almond-bundt-cake" target="_blank">Almond Bundt Cake</a> - skip the glaze, it doesn't need anything on top!<br />
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He was up at 4:30am to see if it snowed. Thank goodness for movies and couch cushion forts and for neighbors to play and have fun and restaurants close enough to walk to for grilled cheese and burgers for lunch. Plus, it just feels really good to be capturing things with more than just my phone again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-39679561023369460142017-02-06T14:33:00.002-05:002017-02-09T13:46:24.518-05:00From the Weekend Feb 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I may be the only person alive who loves Mondays. But it feels like a break to me after having everyone home all weekend. Ben takes good naps because he's all worn out from the weekend excitement and I get extra quiet time = win/win. <br />
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I read <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPqfPmIjjrb/?taken-by=uncommongrace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</a> recently on Instagram and it made me feel like writing and sharing more again. I've been feeling like coming back to this space lately, so I'm jumping back in. I miss the practice of daily writing and remembering these days.<br />
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I often wonder what on earth my kids will ever do with all of these photos some day. Will they be so ubiquitous that they won't even look? There are SO MANY and it just reminds me that photography is really just a therapeutic practice for me. Sure, I get a cute photo here and there, but what it really does is make me feel like I'm doing something to manage these feelings of watching them grow at lightning speed.<br />
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<a href="http://bulletjournal.com/" target="_blank">Bullet Journaling</a><br />
The app 1 Second Everyday, <a href="https://vimeo.com/200474804" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's our 2016</a> in 1-second clips.<br />
1 Year Old Antics. <a href="http://www.scarymommy.com/why-being-the-parent-of-a-1-year-old-is-beyond-exhausting/" target="_blank">This</a> is the story of our days right now.<br />
Waking up early because I'm going to bed so early and using the early time for some quiet.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ADJEUAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ADJEUAY&linkCode=as2&tag=lillianranaur-20&linkId=df987e03d6e1e8ce027ee9ebe7913f76" target="_blank">Lavender Bubble Baths</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-9672796293854807562015-10-19T10:46:00.000-04:002015-10-19T10:49:47.053-04:00A Good WhirlwindHe turned 5 weeks old this past weekend, born on September 12th. 7 lbs 12oz, exactly the same as both his big sister and brother. Labor was long, but not intense until the very end when I promptly got an epidural, took a nap and woke up to push for 13 minutes and he was here. He's still curly and just starting to smile and I want to hold him as long as humanly possible while he still tries to lift his head from my chest like a little inchworm.<br /><br />When he was almost 2 weeks old, we moved into a new house that just happens to be 3 doors down the street from our old house. <br /><br />So here we are. Getting back to some sort of new normal. <div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-8868021168655623472015-08-27T08:39:00.000-04:002015-08-27T08:39:57.990-04:00First Day of School 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We forgot to get his hair cut, but there were new shoes and clothes. No one cried or threw any fits because of overwhelm the whole entire day(even me!), I call that a win right now! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-19201937051886545452015-08-19T17:08:00.002-04:002015-08-19T17:11:00.175-04:00Right Now: End of Summer There are bits of him everywhere already. The crib in their room. The pack and play waiting for him to sleep at night (ha!). Stolen dresser drawers for diapers and tiny clothing. All currently occupied by toys and dolls that are "borrowing" his newborn clothes. I check every so often to make sure he'll actually have some in his drawer to wear when he gets here and that it's not just all on dolls. <br />
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I'm awake at 5am today because I just can't keep my eyes open at night. I land in bed somewhere around dinnertime if I'm lucky and plant myself there for the duration, it just feels so much better at 37 weeks to lay down on my bed. The kids have too much screen time and I've spent the summer guilty about the time they haven't spent outside, but they've made up for it with time at camp and time with grandparents who have whisked them away at every possible chance so that I can take a nap and I'm eternally grateful for that. It's the one thing I've needed more than anything else. Plus, there has been a LOT of Lego building. <br />
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So, we're here. Taking one day at a time. School starts in a week, 1st and 3rd grade, and we move into a new house in a month (it's 3 houses down the street!) and John started working very part-time for fun at a new brewery that opened locally and somewhere in between all of that we need to get the new house painted and ready to move in and have a baby. I've missed this space in my 24/7 nausea-filled blur of the last 9(isn) months. More than I expected. My camera has been sitting on a shelf untouched, but there's at least some proof of life <a href="https://instagram.com/lillianranauro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Instagram</a> if you want to find us there. But it's the sitting and writing that I didn't expect to miss so much, so I think you'll be seeing me here more in the coming months as we get back to a new normal. Plus, I need to share baby pics when he gets here!<br />
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We had to say goodbye to our chickens this spring. From what we understand, someone complained which lead our borough to send us letter that we were in violation of ordinances and told us we had 10 days to get rid of them. I spent the days leading up to day 10 gathering info and ordinances, but at the end of the day we hadn't read as well as we thought in the first place and it totally stinks. The hardest part for me, beyond the strangeness of standing in the kitchen window and not looking out to see my girls and missing their eggs and sweetness, is that I really want to take the time to work on trying to do what I can to try to change the ordinances to at least allow us a few chickens. But we're prepping our house to get it on the market in the next few weeks, so between house hunting and house prep and end of the school year activities and getting ready for baby #3 while I'm still sick 24/7, I just don't have the energy right now. </div>
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Everything else is normal. Good weather, windows open, kids happy outside (thank goodness!), yard work, grilling, lots of end-of-year school events, getting excited for the pool to open, lots of holidays and birthdays, getting excited about the baby. That's all I have right now! </div>
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January was a blur of snow and sickness and morning (all day) sickness. </div>
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#3 is on the way! </div>
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I was surprised by how much I didn't pick up my camera over the holidays. These are all from my phone because it's easier. At least in situations where you'd think a normal person would want to take photos. But I'm not as good at the big stuff, it's the little everyday stuff that I do best photographing. We went to a party with my mom's side of the family right after Christmas and my aunt asked me to take photos with her camera and I wound up handing it over to my sister. She's so much better at making people get together to take pictures for the sake of posterity.<br />
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Christmas came and went. There was an ugly sweater party, Christmas Eve with John's family, Christmas Day with my family, the party in NY with my Mom's side of the family, days to regroup and sit around in pjs and watch movies and play with new toys and go to the doctor for a sinus infection, New Year's Eve and Day...and now everyone is back at school. <br />
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It's the month that ran away from us. Or maybe that was October, too? I have no clue how it's just about December because I'm pretty sure it's still just barely September in my mind. </div>
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<b>This month:</b></div>
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a funeral for our favorite Great Aunt</div>
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a last few warm days</div>
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the first snow of the season</div>
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Thanksgiving</div>
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so much learning and discovering - insane amounts of spelling and math skills for her and newly discovered reading and spelling skills for him</div>
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Christmas List making (because the end of November is Santa's deadline to make sure his elves have enough time to make everything) </div>
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our elf arrival</div>
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so many early morning wakings and early bedtimes and afternoon naps because of Daylight Saving </div>
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reading and reading and more reading</div>
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the accomplishment of learning to fully cross the monkey bars AND to hang upside down without holding on</div>
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the final dying in the garden</div>
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the start of warm oatmeal in the morning for the chickens</div>
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John's every weekend spent gutting and remodeling his parents' kitchen (it's going to be beautiful!)</div>
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<a href="http://www.heatovento350.com/2012/11/nantucket-cranberry-pie.html" target="_blank">Cranberry Pie</a> -If you have a bag of cranberries calling your name in your fridge or freezer, you need to use them for this. It's more like a quick bread or cake, but you make it in a pie pan and it uses a whole bag of cranberries </div>
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I'm standing in my bedroom alone doing yoga in the middle of the afternoon. I'm laughing at myself and my utter lack of physical grace, just happy to be moving. I'm awkward and my body feels cumbersome, but I will myself to let go a bit and feel my breath steady itself. My gut is awkward and cumbersome, but I try to just move in each moment in a way that feels good. I feel myself slide into comfort in my own skin for just a moment and it surprises me, it's not something I'm conscious of feeling often. It happens in movement and it happens in nature. When I'm walking or dancing or doing yoga or closing my eyes and thinking or when I'm in the woods or when I'm in the backyard for 5 minutes on a frosty morning with a camera, like the photos above, capturing the tiny bits of freezing and colors before they melt with the sun and die with the changing seasons. </div>
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It's all a little too much and she completely lost it that morning. I have a hard time explaining how I completely understand the overwhelm when it's all too much, but I totally got it and felt awful for her. I knew she'd be fine once she got to school and it all started, but there's no reasoning with panic and overwhelm. And it was all fine. They declared it the best Halloween ever and it definitely took us the rest of the weekend to recover!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095374839773730912.post-29291313129904854192014-11-03T09:20:00.000-05:002015-08-19T17:24:02.890-04:00Fall Veggies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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