These are a few.

As the days grow hotter, our time indoors increases and my potential subjects for photography decrease tremendously. Of course, my urge to snap photos struck hardest around 3pm yesterday, when the temperature outside was mid-90s with 137% humidity. Instead of venturing outdoors to capture the magic of heat mirages on our concrete driveway, I decided to stay indoors and begin a new series of photographs. Here are some of my favorite objects in my home. Many of these remind me of specific places and times, so the memories that they invoke are perhaps far more significant than the images themselves. Of COURSE, I thought of a half-dozen more favorite things after I had uploaded these from my flash card, and that is why these are just the first few of what will probably become an ongoing series.


Four-way cruciform medal bearing the images of the Sacred Heart, the Miraculous (St. Mary), St. Joseph and St. Christopher. I bought this for myself during my first few months of RCIA training in 1999.



My mom held a huge garage sale earlier this spring, but not before offering me first pick of anything I wanted from the to-go pile. Hot off of my own purging exercise, I wasn't keen on bringing home a bunch of fluff. This trifle dish was the only piece I chose, and I filled it with river rocks that remind me of my favorite childhood vacation spot.



Fabric-covered box bought at a little boutique in Laguna Beach, CA sometime in 2000 or 2001.




My love for all writing implements, especially permanent markers is probably not healthy. But I keep on buying them because I am a woman obsessed.




Mayan Calendar purchased from a vendor in the Kiwi market in Cancun in August 1999.




Waterford Easter egg--a gift from my mother on the occasion of my confirmation in April, 2000.




Cupcakes. Cupcakes. Cupcakes.




Inexpensive glass jars purchased from Hobby Lobby in the early 90s, when I was poor. They've inhabited at least six different bathrooms.




Framed greeting card bearing the text of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 that my mother sent to me during a stint of bad decisions (on my part) in the mid-90s. It's beautiful to me for many reasons.




Boots, size 6 toddler. Ridiculously adorable on my boy.