Last Monday I tested positive for COVID. Yep. Dodged it for two years and it finally caught me. Luckily, I felt relatively fine. I had a stuffy nose, a mild cough, and I lost my…

When all else fails, flowers help, so I took a stroll through my yard yesterday afternoon and was heartened by all the blooming things. The persistence and reliability of the natural world gives me strength…

I know this is supposed to be a space of respite. A place where you can find stories and pretty photos and a break from the awful things going on in the world. But at…

It’s the first of June and I’m taking full of advantage of that by posting today about what I read in May. Here they are: Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseMy rating: 4 of 5…

It’s the last Tuesday of the month and that means it’s time to join with Carolyn and talk about my One Little Word, practice. This month’s prompt from Ali Edwards was, fittingly enough . . . practice…

It’s Memorial Day . . . a day for honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country . . . a day for cook outs and ice cream . . . and a…

Hello, friends. The conference was fun and I had originally planned on posting yesterday but my anger and grief over yet another school shooting after yet another grocery store shooting was just too much to…

This weekend was all about gardening and that’s the best kind of weekend. My friend Doreen came up from the Cape for our annual plant shopping trip. We hit two nurseries on Friday, with a…

Coffee on the deck season is back and I couldn’t be happier! Well . . . I’d like less pine pollen, if I’m being completely honest. But still, coffee on the deck. Hurrah! And hurrah…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and today I’m sharing 3 things that are on my mind about mental health. I have seen a therapist off and on since I was 18 and a freshman…

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I showed you the photo of my flowering crabapple tree? And I mentioned that it looked good from the angle I showed you? Here’s the photo in case…

If you’re reading that title you’re probably confused because who would I be sharing prom photos of these days? I’ll tell you who in a moment but I will say this . . . if…