Mighty Big Fight
Sometimes you are facing a mighty big fight and you have no idea how you will get through it. Take a breath. Look around. See the good. Try your best. Don’t give up. Ask for help. Use what you have Read More …
Category: friends
Happy Tuesday
It’s definitely a happy Tuesday when… The guy at the donut shop shouts that phrase. The second call on your schedule (after the first on your calendar) also gets canceled. Delayed opening didn’t materialize into a ton of snow. You Read More …
The Gift of Old
There are few things better than the gift of old… Treasures, passed down from one family member to another. Books, the ones you loved, read and reread, now shared with your children and grandchildren. Sights, the ones you’ve missed since Read More …
Different Ending
This year is shaping up with a very different ending than so many others. We made so many plans. We spent time last year with friends, talking about opportunity. Let’s do this again, let’s do this next, let’s go here Read More …
Before or After
Are you the kind of person who enjoys the holidays before or after they “happen”? Before people like the advanced planning. Decorating early, taking the season by storm and aggressively (or assertively at the very least) making it fabulous. They Read More …
Show Me The Sun
It is winter solstice and time to show me the sun…just a little bit more each day will be fine. In a world where you can’t (really) control anything…it is the little things that you can be thankful for and Read More …
Arrive Early
If you’re a guest and you arrive early… You may be a surprise You may want to offer to help You may need to do some last minute prep It’s only right. Don’t be a burden. Don’t stress them out. Read More …
sNOw changes here
There are sNOw changes here…I mean, no changes to the “normal routine” here. we still have snow days we still have days off we still have to shovel we still have to plan ahead (milk, break eggs) While kids can Read More …
Under the Crunch
We are supposed to get our first Nor’Easter this week. We will see, the prediction is early, but I do not want to doubt. Snow brings many good things and under the crunch of crisp, water, frozen in a million Read More …
Short Stay
We say will visit but just for a short stay. Then, we get taking. We start catching up. We have some dessert. Maybe some wine. The kids get engaged. The evening flies by without a thought or a care in Read More …