Author Archives: Andrea Y. Griffith

Saturday morning is often craft time in our house. The girls made these little turkeys this morning. So fun. Try to figure out which are Cate’s and which are Jane’s? The girls and I have a solo day today and so we are planning some fun things. They are watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving right now thenContinue reading “A rather chatty update”

Telfer carves the best pumpkins, right? Cate chose a bat this year. Jane chose the kitty and I picked an owl (of course). We are gearing up for Halloween. I am not much of a costume person but Telfer did buy me a hat. I have visions of growing into Professor McGonagall over the years. IContinue reading “Hoo-Hoo. Meow. Meow. What does the bat say?”

This, my favorite month of the year, has gone by in a flash, mostly a good flash. You know when you start something big and something new and your mood can swing from totally, utterly overwhelmed complete with tears of frustration to peace and confidence – all in the span of forty-five minutes? That has beenContinue reading “And so it begins”

It’s true, we are taking over ownership of a small, mostly used bookshop in downtown Olympia on Wednesday. We have been working on this for months and months now and it feels so good to say yes, this is what we are doing! This is for sure a family project. Chris and Mendy are involved.Continue reading “Bookshop Adventures”

It’s the second to last day of September and I am sitting at my desk in my cozy little office wearing a sweater and drinking tea. It’s raining outside and I am working away on a variety of work projects. More on this later. Telfer should be home soon and I think we will head outContinue reading “Ramblings”