my first byline

It’s very strange to see my name in a magazine. But I’m not complaining.

June 15, 2009 · 1 min · Laura J. Frantz

saturday evening marshmallow roast

Our neighbors have an awesome deck, a welcoming firepit, and a killer fashion sense.

April 11, 2009 · 1 min · Laura J. Frantz

president’s day, frantz-style

February 17, 2009 · 0 min · Laura J. Frantz

crafternoon at amber’s house

I half-finished a purse. Mostly we talked, and ate, and drank, and pet the cat, while the wonderful smell of Jake’s Polish soul food cooking in the kitchen drove us to further distraction.

February 10, 2009 · 1 min · Laura J. Frantz

date night

We had a lovely Saturday night date during a big snowstorm: sandwiches at The Blue Tusk, followed by a $5 movie at The Palace Theater. I wish I had known that The Palace doesn’t actually heat the theater in winter. I watched most of the movie sitting sideways in my seat, my stockinged feet in John’s hands and the rest of me buried deep inside my down jacket.

January 11, 2009 · 1 min · Laura J. Frantz

sledding party

A cold Sunday afternoon with friends. We caught some serious air on the jumps, Jack. We sledded until dark, and then fifty percent of our family fell asleep in the car on the way home.

January 8, 2009 · 1 min · Laura J. Frantz

not back to school party

September 4, 2008 · 0 min · Laura J. Frantz