January was for ...

divvying up their mother's cast off bits of jewelry

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and buying one's own...

determining what hair care works for you as a 16 year old proud of her locks 

and catching the rays whenever we can 

 

Sweet and sour

She does like it, promise!

 

New Year's Closed House

Given the prevalence of COVID and different people's comfort levels, we debated long and hard about what to do this year. We settled on a New Year's Day "Closed House" for 20. Everyone tested before coming and we had fun!

Family friends are fabulous!

Some of the youngsters

New Year's Day is new presents day

Sophie just adores spending time with these women