Toodle-loo, friends…I am taking a must needed mini-hiatus and will return in August, hopefully with lots of good stories and thoughts under my belt. Be well. Enjoy the moon. Enjoy a good ice cream cone. Wish on a big, bright star up there. Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under… Continue reading Good for the Soul
…That’s how I felt last night-like Horton the Elephant. Remember in Dr. Suess’ Horton Hears a Who, Horton hears this teeny, itty bitty voice from a speck and he struggles to keep that speck safe because he seems to be the only one who realizes that there is an entire community of Whos on that… Continue reading Just a Speck
My summer reading usually consists of more books than I can realistically gobble up during the summer months but I still stock up and keep the optimism alive that I will get through them all. This reading of mine falls into three basic categories: light, medium and heavy, which is also how I generally feel… Continue reading Waste Not, Want Not
What do I love about the summer? I love that even with kids being in possession of all manner of items that begin with “i”…iphone, iPad, iPod…that they can still have a great time with nothing but sand and water. Take any kid to a beach and they won’t tell you for a minute that… Continue reading Summer Lovin’
There shall be eternal summer in a grateful heart. -Celia Thaxter Well, today my grateful heart is thankful for air conditioning, gentle breezes that miraculously cool you, silly card games with kiddos and cool movie theatres, very tall iced hazelnut coffees (are you seeing a pattern? ice ice baby), reading good books on a shaded porch… Continue reading ‘Atta girl, Celia
Today, the 4th of July. The sun is shining, for what seems like the first time in ages. Flags are flying (I finally remembered BEFORE the 4th to hang ours, as opposed to the usual realization on the 5th of July), the scent of grills wafts across the slight breezes. Last night, we fell asleep… Continue reading Pursue It
“I don’t want to brag or make anyone jealous, but I can still fit into the earrings that I wore in high school.”-Author Unknown And thus I attended my 25th high school reunion this past weekend. If the earrings that I had worn back in the 80s (big, big bangles, yikes) weren’t so viciously… Continue reading Class of ’88
