DC’s Franciscan Monastery in Spring
Nestled in a residential corner of NE DC near Catholic University, the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is one of the most beautiful local spots to visit in the spring. The upper grounds are carpeted in tulips of all colors with and redbuds, dogwoods, and Kwanzaan cherry trees dotted between the cloister walls. Follow the curving path down into the lower garden and you’re surrounded by azaleas…
Saturday evening, mid-April
We’re arrayed across the couch in our jamma jams - which is what Claire used to call pajamas; we have no idea why, as no one in our family calls them that, but she’s recently graduated to “PJs” and I’m grieving the loss of the uniquely toddler-Claire nomenclature - watching The Wizard of Oz, my father’s favorite movie…
Weekly Workwear
I’m back with this series! Last week was cold and rainy, a belated effort from March to prove it had come in like a lion overlapping with April showers, and I was just so unexcited by what I had to wear in response. But now spring is properly and firmly here and I’m able to dress to match!
Weekly Meal Plan: 4/7-4/12
This week’s seasonal meal plan for a family of four with two working parents
A 21st Century Desk for a Classic Home Office
Another change, which relates to home decor and is the reason for this post, is that I’ve gone from a single laptop that I brought to/from home and my hotdesk at work to external monitors in my office. Yep, I’ve finally joined the modern white collar workforce! I didn’t understand the appeal of having external monitors until I got them, and now I can’t live without them and my wireless keyboard and mouse.