October Merits: The Apple Orchard
It’s been a long time since I have posted a simple adventure, but we made our yearly trip to the apple orchard this past week. The sun was bright (too bright, really) and the skies…
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15 Quotes to Celebrate National Coffee Day, Sept 29th
This post originally ran September 27th, 2015. Because today is International Coffee Day, I decided to give an update! Whether you use a French Press, a Bialetti, an Aeropress, or even a Mr. Coffee, there’s…
Friday Musings 1.5: Fall Mood Board
The first day of fall was yesterday. I’ve been seeing the season slip into a new chapter for a few weeks now. The grass grows slower and therefore does not need its biweekly haircut. Acorns…
Friday Musings 1.4: The Peasant Blouse
It’s the perfect season for billowy fabrics that lay lightly on the skin, showing just enough through to entice the imagination. Soon, it will time for dancing in the autumn breezes whilst our toes crunch…
Smile, Dear: On Changing What You Can About a Bad Situation
Why aren’t you smiling? Why aren’t we all smiling? Everywhere I look there are downward lips drooping into the sidewalk. I do understand. We all have a moment when we feel “stuck” – we are…
Friday Musings 1.3
I didn’t mean for it to be, but this is apparently book week. As in, my post from Wednesday was about books. This post is about books. Sunday’s post will (assuming I don’t pull it)…
7 Things I wish I had known when I first started blogging
I started my first blog long ago in 2012. Looking back, I almost don’t identify with the young woman who threw together a slough of posts simply for her own amusement. It’s certainly a journal of…
Friday Musings 1.2
I feel another essay coming on soon but on what I’ve no idea. Or when, if we are being truthful. What does “soon” mean? Two days? A month? I hope I know soon (whatever that…
When Blogging Trends Leave You Behind
There have been a variety of trends filtering through the blogging world. Having been blogging for a good many years now (though, admittedly, only blogging well in the past year and a half), I have…
Friday Musings 1.1
A “leftover latte” – that is, a latte made from yesterday’s cold espresso and cold milk microwaved on a dreary, perfectly gray Monday morning, is just as much a treat as anything. It is not…