The evening we finally cooked outside
All spring the smell came over the fence. Somebody down the lane grills on Saturday evenings, and it would drift…
Quynh Nhu Pham (49)
My name is Quynh Nhu. I am a wife, a mother of two, and someone who believes deeply that a home is the greatest thing you can give the people you love. Most of my days are spent in the small, unhurried rituals of home life, morning routines, afternoon light, the particular satisfaction of a room that feels just right. This little site is where I share the things I've found along the way. The ones that made our home feel more like ours.
Something cold for the hot afternoons
The garden had gone quiet in that heavy way it does on the first really warm afternoon of the year.
The little spray I keep in the drawer for scraped knees
Kẹo came in from the garden holding his knee with both hands, walking the careful, stiff-legged walk that children do…
A grumpy little droid on the shelf
There is a shelf in Kẹo's room that used to hold books, and now holds his finished builds. It started…
The scent on his coat
There is a coat that lives on the hook by our door, and most mornings it leaves the house before…
The afternoon Kẹo built an iron giant
It rained all morning, the kind of soft grey rain that makes the windows go quiet, and by the time…
