We love our forest friends around here! ♥ This time of year (from August until October) we get lots of visitors passing through our yard to snack under our crab apple tree & on the various plant life around our house. I am so grateful…
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My hair is being pulled by the stars again.
Read moreI’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again. —Anaïs Nin On Monday, after work and dinner, he said let’s go for a trek. Norvin Green State Forest is our backyard so we are never far from adventure.…
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The deeper sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Read moreThe deeper sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
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Do what you love.
Read more“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” —Anaïs NinThis week our Rose of Sharon and our Black-eyed Susan started to bud & bloom. I was supposed to be off…
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Summer Days
Read more“We were together. I forget the rest.” —Walt Whitman This weekend was the kind that leaves me desperately needing more time. It was so hot and I cleaned, and cleaned, and cleaned. Yet it’s hard to see if I even made a dent. Clearly, my…
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Home Sweet Home
Read moreI spent the first half of this week on trains and in meetings and having dinner with strangers. There’s nothing like work travel to make me appreciate how much I truly love my life at home. Our hydrangea & hosta are nearly in full bloom.…
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A Magic Moment
Read moreThere was this moment on our honeymoon. We had just finished a late lunch. It was our last full day on the ship. We were sitting in the dining room next to a window with a clear view of the sea. Something became active inside…
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tidbits + pieces: The Post-Vacation Blues
Read moreThere really is only one sensible cure for the post-vacation blues: warm chocolate chip cookies & pizza fresh from the oven! Don’t you agree? We spent the weekend mourning the loss of our precious honeymoon. It was yard work in the sun for him &…
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A Gift from Far Away
Read moreWe arrived home on Saturday to find a special package waiting for me. It was a magical little gift that had come very far indeed. My dear friend―Andrew Caldwell―is taking an iPhone photo per day while travelling the world in 2012. The package came all…