🍅 Late Summer Vibes ✨

Checking in from our time away

Baby is here!

As Emma and I navigate our new roles as mother and grandmother, it’s a time to embrace this very precious, present moment of newborn days —and to relish the pure joy of getting to know him!

Every new parent knows this confluence of overwhelming love and exhaustion, of tenderness and concern. And every new grandparent will recognize the significance of this moment, the passing of the generational torch, the impact of see your baby holding her baby. I think it must be one of the most fundamental of human questions—where does the time go?

The season is in full shift as we find ourselves steeping in the magic of late summer. There’s a haze in the early mornings now, giving way as the sun rises to that particular slant of early autumnal light. I need a sweater for coffee on the porch—and the walnuts are starting to plunk down on the roof. Are we already nearing the end of August? I’m working through an abundance of tomatoes and peppers and starting to think more about soup. The…