I have a total of 6 meetings between yesterday and today and that doesn’t leave a lot of time to write a creative blog post. So today you get a quickie post of 2 recent…

Every morning, immediately after I’ve brushed and flossed my teeth, I sit down at my kitchen able with these 4 journals. The one with the mermaids on the cover is the one I reach for…

No dahlias today, although they are still blooming despite a couple of pretty chilly nights, instead I am sharing Jackie’s first grade school photo. He’s a sweet little boy and I think this picture captures…

I picked another 60 dahlias, cutting long stems and sacrificing future flowers by taking buds with them because the reality is that they probably won’t live long enough to bloom. That’s sad and there’s a…

It’s the mid point of October and that means it’s way past time for a check in on what’s going on in my life right now. Knitting: Patrick’s Musselburgh hat. It’s been weeks since I’ve…

I picked 80 dahlias yesterday after work and my house is full of mixed bouquets. But I’m showing you this vase with 3 of the same variety. It’s called Tempest and it’s a lovely deep…

Back this week with 3 more random things on my mind. This weekend is a long weekend and Monday is a holiday. I want to call it Indigenous People’s Day. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, however,…

Friends, we have a mantel! It’s simple and classic and I absolutely love it. (ignore those pieces of trim board on top that are sticking out over the edges) Still waiting on the stone surround…

It’s the much anticipated day where Bonny, Kym and I tell you what we’ll be reading and discussing this season. And I think two things: we have made an excellent choice you’d have to be…

I had a weekend full of glimmers. I did not, however, capture many of those glimmers in photographs. Not pictured: Using my new waffle maker for the first time and making really delicious waffles that…

I hope you don’t mind dahlias. Again. Right now I have FIVE bouquets in my house and this bouquet from (last weekend in the camper) has been on my desk at work all week. It’s…

I’ll be very brief today as all I’m sharing are 3 places where you can read about politics and the upcoming election. I know, I know, we want to avoid thinking about it too much…