BUSHEL AND A PEK

...our family blog.

Hello, we're the Peks! Based in NYC, we created this space to preserve the family moments, memories, and magic of our pack (Babo, Mama, Augusten, Jude, and our foster love, Little M). To living and loving, a bushel and a 'pek', every single day.

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“I did not let any of these wonders slip through my fingers.” —Magnolia Magazine article that made me feel all the feels

Jess

Nov 17, 20211 min read

Happy Repose!

“The mere chink of cups and saucers tunes the mind to happy repose.”—George Gissing {a beautiful afternoon tea with Nana and Augusten at...

Jess

Sep 24, 20210 min read

We Must Risk Delight

“We must risk delight. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.” —Jack Gilbert

Jess

Jul 30, 20211 min read

Words To Hold In Your Heart

”Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied? And what is the use of being unhappy if it cannot be remedied?” —Dalai Lama, ‘The...

Jess

Feb 11, 20211 min read

Marching To The Beat

My soccer player! ...who loves the yellow cones best of all. And digs for dinosaur fossils and picks his mama wildflowers mid-practice. I...

Jess

Nov 6, 20201 min read

Savor The Time

"What if, rather than trying to fill all their time, we choose to savor it? What if, rather than filling our children's day with tasks,...

Jess

Aug 6, 20201 min read

My Dear Small Friends

“I’m your mother True But in the end Merely an older equal Doing her faltering best For a dear Small friend.” By: Carol Lynn Pearson

Jess

Jul 22, 20201 min read

Devote Yourself To Love

"The world will say to you: We need to end racism. Start by Healing it in your own family. The world will say to you: How do we speak to...

Jess

Jun 2, 20201 min read

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