“It was in that clove of seasons…”

Despite what the calendar says, nature still says that we’re still in that clove of seasons between summer and autumn. This is the bouquet Little Miss G picked for me yesterday from our yard. Summer flowers are waning but the mums are gloriously big and full; the sun is warm but the air is crisp [...]

Golden.

See these nice people?

Uncle Ned and Aunt Jackie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday. Count ‘em. FIFTY! We went to a reception that was hosted by their four children. It was so lovely to see them surrounded by the love family and friends. Uncle Ned is my great uncle, so we sat at a [...]

Burning bridges.

I like to think I’m the kind of person  who can get along with a wide variety of people. Outside of romantic relationships, I can’t really think of a time in which I had to deliberately sever a relationship. This year, I’ve had to seriously evaluate a friendship and decide if it is worth keeping. [...]

Just a little friendly reminder…

… everyone gets behind and works against the clock at some point. For some of us, it’s all the time.
… parents are not *always* right, and despite what we thought when we were younger, it’s harder to deal with those conflicts when we’re older.
… going somewhere far far away with your spouse is a **wise** [...]