This post contains affiliate links. Good afternoon friends! I hope that you are having a great day on the first day of summer. Can you believe it? This year is speeding by so make sure to take time to relax and enjoy a little sand between your toes, a bike ride, a picnic in the…
This post contains affiliate links. Good morning friends! How are you? How was your holiday weekend? Did you celebrate the long weekend with a bbq, time at the beach, did you see friends and family? The weather was not very nice here so it was easy to stay inside and read, relax and a cookout. …
“”May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn’t free.” ~Sgt. Major Bill Paxton Good morning friends. I hope that you are having a good weekend. This year Memorial Day looks very different from the many others that we have celebrated but one thing remains the same today is a day to remember all those…
This post contains affiliate links. Good morning! How was your weekend? Mine was great, I went to a fabulous party, spent time at the beach, read 3 books, baked a few new recipes and relaxed. It is officially summer and the weather is hot and humid. No complaints just a comment. In years past I…
Depression Good morning. I hope that you had a great weekend and are having a a good week so far. All is well here but I have to be honest I am shocked and saddened by the passing of both Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain . I did not know either of these people except…
Photo of Reservoir Park, Pinehurst, North Carolina taken by me. It’s the little things in life that bring the most joy. A walk in the park. Time spent with family. A snuggle with my niece. A warm cup of hot chocolate on a cold morning. The twinkling lights of my tree. My sweet pups greeting…
Life is full of big moments, your first job, falling in love, getting married, having children, a dream trip, first house. etc. All wonderful and exciting times but I have found that as I age the “big” moments are the little moments that we so often overlook and take for granted. Argentina There is joy…
Good morning! How is your week? Are you lucky enough to have the week off between Christmas and New Years? Or are you back to the grindstone this week and counting the days until the weekend and the start of 2017? Typically around this time of the year people start contemplating New Years resolutions, out…
This past Saturday I turned 50 and typically on my birthday I write a post about the lessons I have learned in the last year or from my mother and even one year lessons that my dog taught me. This year I am curious, what lessons or advice would you give to your younger self if you could?…
Good morning! I hope that you are well and having a great week. I have been catching up at home and work and frankly need a day to relax so I am happy the weekend is upon us. I am still finding it hard to believe that it is just a week to September! In…
There are no words to describe my anger, at a man that killed 49 people and injured 53 more. Or to express my dismay at the politicians that will not acknowledge the real problems of todays world, such as mental illness, terrorism, and more but push their own agendas, even in a time of tragedy. Their…
Recently, I wrote recently about my in-laws and their accumulated treasures. What I did not discuss is my family’s recent health situation. My in-laws are wonderful people, stubborn as old goats , but wonderful never the less and aging fast. They are each others second spouses, as as their previous ones passed away. Each have…
