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Reasons to be Cheerful: Fall Edition
It’s a yearly tradition for me to go on and on about how much I love the fall, yet here we are in mid-October and I have yet to fill my quota of autumnal gushing. Clearly this must be rectified at once. One look out the window (or several errands out in the car) this [...]
continue reading "Reasons to be Cheerful: Fall Edition"Sunday in the Swamp
Today was a beautiful and warm October Sunday. My children were content to spend a lazy afternoon in their PJ’s playing video games, but me? Not so much. So I grabbed my camera and went solo to one of the prettiest places I know: The Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge. Do you see the frog in [...]
continue reading "Sunday in the Swamp"You’re not really a nerd, are you?
I think I’ve figured out something about you. Your eyes kind of glaze over when I start talking about apps and kindles and downloads and stuff like that, don’t they? You’re not really a nerd, are you? Ok, I can accept that. Let’s talk about something else, then. I’m kind of in the mood to [...]
continue reading "You’re not really a nerd, are you?"Mother Son Swamp Trek
I got an itch to wander through the Great Swamp today with my camera, and Aidan decided to come with me. Having lost his beloved flip video camera on Friday night, I suggested he borrow my old Canon S3 – it doesn’t zoom anymore, but everything else about it works, including the video functions. We [...]
continue reading "Mother Son Swamp Trek"Polka Dot Downloads
I’ve been hinting about this for a few weeks, and I’ve even had it up and running for the last several days. You may have noticed, if you’ve been poking around or if you read my blog on Facebook, where I gave everybody a little sneak peek. It’s official now, though: welcome to the Grand [...]
continue reading "Polka Dot Downloads"Lounge pants, Fall-style
You’re looking at another (my third) pair of Amy Butler In Stitches lounge pants. My other two pairs are very springy and summery, and I was feeling more like wearing oranges and greens than I was aquas and pinks, and I guess that was just the push I needed to make enough table space for [...]
continue reading "Lounge pants, Fall-style"Swamped
I followed-through on my idea to spend some quiet time in the swamp by myself yesterday. If you have the chance to spend an hour by yourself, seeking out beauty and listening to the lush sounds of nature do it. I was there for just under an hour. My only regret is that I didn’t [...]
continue reading "Swamped"and so it begins
Fifth grade and second grade, now safely underway. As for me? I already kind of miss the little buggers. Guess it’s time to dust off the trusty old task manager and turn myself back into a productive human being. I’d kind of like to just go back to bed, truth be told… Any of you [...]
continue reading "and so it begins"The wonder that is pumpkin bread
It’s September. School starts next week. Even though it’s still hitting the 90-degree mark during the days, the mornings and evenings are starting to have that pleasant cool-crispness about them. It’s the time of year a girl can’t help thinking about cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. If you feel that way, too, why don’t you hop [...]
continue reading "The wonder that is pumpkin bread"Colors of home
Eren’s post on the colors of Coastal Maine struck a chord with me. With every year I fall more and more in love with the colors of the Jersey Shore. The sandy beiges, the blues of the sea and sky… Yummy. But I remember last May, after spending five days in Ocean City, I was [...]
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