I’m not great at Wordle. I’m not even good at it. But I am a sucker for fun word games.
Putting away Christmas
I’m never eager to see Christmas end.
We don’t talk about COVID
We don’t talk about COVID. No, no, no. I’m so tired of hearing about positivity rates and hospitalization rates and vaccination rates and… What’s that? You know where we can find home tests? What time does the shipment come in? And they put them right out on the shelves? Wow! Hang on, I need to […]
A lunchtime treat, what I cooked this week, and an egg surprise (7 Quick Takes)
Does anyone else feel that January is a very long month? But the days are getting a little brighter every day!
My mascot for the pandemic
How does the godwit know where to go? How does it fly so far without stopping to eat or rest?
Snow fun, brownies, a new washer, and a sequined sweater (7 Quick Takes)
We enjoyed two beautiful snowfalls last week, a bit of a dusting and a fun few inches for play.
A simple greeting can be a powerful connector
We never know where a simple greeting or a smile might lead or how that might have an impact on someone else.
Let’s hold onto Christmas
As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house.
A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes)
~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […]
Farewell to 2021. Thanks for all the (sort of) fun.
A poetic tribute to 2021
The excitement of each new day
As soon as the first daylight creeps into their cages, the finches are ready to start the day—and they think I should start mine, too.
A partridge in a pear tree and other Christmas fun (7 Quick Takes)
Merry Christmas! Here are a few highlights of our Christmas celebration so far.