inventory

today i took a look around me and saw a handful of great things that had come our way over the holidays. swell gifts, scattered about our home. i realized i hadn't really indulged in a show & tell. feeling in the mood to photograph objects, what with all the great light pouring in, i thought i'd share a few items in my immediate vicinity.

all this started whilst i was enjoying one of these mint malted milk balls from my mother-in-law. she had given some to tashi at halloween, and i clearly fell in love with them. so she gifted me with a bag full at christmas. i have been savoring them. but today i had at least four!!!



another great gift from nanna, this one for tashi, though we all get the benefit of enjoying it, a birdhouse in which she woodburned her own design. isn't it precious? we are waiting for drier days before we put it outside.



bananagrams is a game i have mentioned once or twice, another present for tashi from her aunt laurie. dan and i are addicted to it and seem to play a few rounds of it every night. it is like scrabble, but without the confines.



my mom gave me this nice book by annie liebovits in which she reflects on her career as a photographer. there are some great shots in it, including some classic rock star photos.



like this of one of my favorite rock divas, patti smith.



so much thoughtfulness from our families. and that is just a tiny taste of their generosities. thank you.