I said I was preparing to go away for a week. I never said I was packing. Or getting clothes laundered or buying supplies, did I? Good. Because my preparations look more like this: And this: And these lovely loaves: Not a thing packed- I’ll do laundry tomorrow. Today I made marvelous bread and [...]
Next Monday is Labor day. I’m planning on spending it with family on Chincoteague Island, VA. Sadly, Jordan has started back to school and can’t get away from work- so he won’t be there- but Willow and Luke and Aidan and Frank and Cynthia and I- a week of sun and beach and family. [...]
Last week we went peach picking and our two little ones, Aiden and Aidan got together again. These two, only a year apart, are like night and day- yet they have wonderful moments that are staggeringly beautiful. They seem to meet in their own place- not by design or happenstance- they meet and respect each [...]
Psalm 127 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. 1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. 2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for [...]
I am not a real fair kind of person. I’m not saying I’m not fair-:) – I just don’t like going to fairs. They are hot. They are noisy. There are too many people and the food is NOT good for me. But- I am now a grandma- and I do all sorts of things [...]
Halfway down the stairs Halfway down the stairs Is a stair where I sit: There isn’t any other stair quite like it. I’m not at the bottom, I’m not at the top: So this is the stair where I always stop. Halfway up the stairs Isn’t up, and isn’t down. It isn’t in the nursery, [...]
This is Not a reference to The Outsiders. No. I thought you might like to see how very much Aidan loved his pony bread. Please disregard all the mess in the background and focus your attention on the small boy and his pony/bread. Because as you can see- he really loved this bread. He [...]
I received this bouquet for my birthday, June 27. I actually got it the day before on the 26th. Today, I put the last of the failing blooms in the trash- still very aromatic and with a wanton beauty that was a little macabre. They were dying after all, but remained strangely lovely throughout the [...]
And shout for joy! Life is happening right now- all around us! It is hot. And very humid. I get cranky and grouchy and short tempered when I’m hot. So this is a visual reminder to me (and you, if you need it) That we can choose. And today, I choose joy and trust [...]
Last week I had two phone conversations that made me think. (Actually -MOST conversations make me think- at least a little! ) One was with the nurse from my diabetic management team. They call every couple of months just to see if I am still here- ask me a bunch of questions that they want [...]
