As many of you know from my posts last week, my stepfather Gary passed away, and I have been sharing and navigating that here on the blog. If you missed those posts, you can read A Life Well Lived and Liminality: The In-Between. Grief does not keep a schedule. Your world stops, but the world…
Recipes for the table, three books worth clearing your schedule for, and a few things making this last stretch of summer better. Summer is slowly winding down, although you would not know it from the weather. This week, sitting on the porch after my morning walk, I heard a school bus rumbling down the road…
Recipes for hot days, three books worth your time, and a few things making this week better. There is something about a fresh haircut and color that puts a spring in your step, and I will be the first to admit I am always a little trepidatious walking in. My stylist has a talent for…
Three corn-forward recipes, three books worth your time, and a week worth being grateful for First, I want to say thank you. Your prayers and kind comments this week meant more than I can say. My MRI went well, though getting the contrast in was another story entirely. Several attempts, a bit of a mess,…
Five deer who come twice a day, summer heat I am officially not dwelling on, the Nordstrom sale, three recipes and three deer I am in love. With my new family. A herd of five deer who have been coming to visit every morning and every evening at dusk for the past few weeks. A…
Summer corn recipes from bloggers I love, three books for the season, and a weekend with two birthdays to celebrate Friday again, and it’s the start of a busy weekend. Today is my sister’s birthday, and Saturday is my niece’s. Two parties, what is not to love about a weekend celebrating two amazing ladies? It’s…
Grandkids, waves, hang gliding, a surprise bear, the discovery that North Carolina has alligators, and a historical novel I could not put down It is so nice to be home in my own bed with my pups. Vacation is wonderful, but there is nothing quite like your own pillow. We spent the past week in…
A Fourth of July weekend full of family, fireworks, and a Cornwall novel I could not put down I was up before six every day this weekend, the way I always am, and the neighborhood completely quiet. That kind of quiet that only happens when everyone else has stayed up too late or it’s a…
Three savory recipes for the Fourth, three summer books, and a week that was equal parts wonder and worry. What a week. I am not sure where to start so I will start where I am sitting, which is at my desk looking out at the backyard, where there are baby bunnies doing nibbling at…
Three summer recipes from bloggers I love, three books set in France and Cornwall, and a week that held both grief and joy It has been a hard week. I mentioned last week that my niece’s father-in-law was in hospice, and he passed away on Wednesday. The strange part about it, about any of it,…
Double digit summer arrives early, three-day-old baby birds in the porch wreath, and a beach read worth packing for every summer trip ahead Happy summer, friends. I hope you had a lovely weekend celebrating your father. My dad does not live close but we had a lovely phone call as we do every Sunday, and…
Three savory recipes for the grill and garden, three books for the nightstand, and ten things from the internet worth your time. It’s Friday and I could not be happier. I am exhausted. I love having guests, especially my mom, but truth be told, in my daily life I am not “running” from morning till…
