My cosmos bloomed late this year. Like really late. Like last-week late. All summer long, the zinnias have been incredible in their reds – oranges – creams – yellows – bright pinks – light pinks – deep pinks. The cosmos though? Tall feathery stalks with not a single bloom. Not one. Until last week. [...]
Years ago, I figured out that I could write about life in simple lists. Not only for noting to-dos, lists can explore feelings, challenges, emotions, ideas, dreams, happenings, moments. On the days when I want to get something down but writing too many words feels like…well, too many words...I turn to lists. I know from [...]
it's easy to love summer's thistle with her showy purple flower easy to look past the prickly green leaves surrounding when the summer months move into those of fall and early winter i walk past thistle patches wild along the road long gone are the violet hues now there is earth tone everywhere and still [...]
in the middle in the clearing in the woods stands a flower singly petals of crimson passersby gaze check field guide and with each other have never seen a bloom like this they move on the flower stands solitary yet with surety not minding her absence in the guide she roots herself in the middle [...]
sending a little love your way, m p.s. if you have a moment, i'd love for you to join me over at makings of motherhood where i'm exploring self-care today.
there is a story, there always is. sometimes the covers are so pretty, be it book or person, that it's easier to just stop and be content with that. but go deeper. beneath the perfect clothes, perfect house, perfect job - and beneath the not-so-perfect clothes, not-so-perfect house, not-so-perfect job - there is life. real [...]
as we enter this new year, i offer this to you... keep an open door try a path under stars unknown be still and greet the forest in your heart sing of beauty and grace feel and live what needs to be felt and lived sending a little love your way, m
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: the way my daughter thoughtfully gathers and arranges :: moving between feelings of overwhelm and peace :: a rainy morning...jammies...cinnamon rolls :: enjoying the last of our garden's juicy, ripe tomatoes :: a friend knitting me fingerless mitts...how lucky am i?! :: the way our sweet [...]
a few years ago, one of my sisters gifted me the book you see below. this was my first exposure to squam. it set my heart on fire. {you can read more about the wonderfulness of squam here.} dear squam, you blew into my life on a birthday breeze, your essence carried in the tiny [...]
taking some time to reflect upon my week... ***if you'd like to share some moments from your week {whether fun or not-so-much}, i invite you to contribute. feel free to share words, photos, or both by leaving a simple comment, or by linking to your blog or flickr photo. :: nourishing my body with delicious [...]
