Totally didn’t expect to be interrupting my scheduled posting plan for this post. Last night at 10:30pm my number one (and only) son offered me the opportunity to run with him in the Red, White and Boom race in Minneapolis. Friends had backed out. I could take one of their places. Unexpected. Wake up time: … Read More
got my voice back
As often happens when I don’t blog for a week (or more) I start getting some gentle nudges from family and friends wondering when I’d get my [blog] voice back. Any number of reasons could silence me. (1) lack of inspiration. (2) A non-eventful week. (3) I’m busy experiencing my life. (4) I’m plain … Read More
Summer!
It’s the first day of summer! Here at The Cottage we’re making sun tea every day catching up on some R &R pool side enjoying the views listening to the calming whirrrrr of the fan cooling off on sultry days cutting favorite blooms diving in to summer ! What’s your favorite way(s) to celebrate the … Read More
Two in One
We celebrated two big days on Sunday. Father’s Day and a birthday. Our Natey Boy was born on June 17th (a Wednesday) 25 years ago (whoa…those 25 trips around the sun went fast!) In the past 25 years the two special days have only landed on the same day four times. 1990. 2001. 2007. 2012. The kid … Read More
goodness
“Only bad news makes the news.” We’ve all heard it said. Sometimes I avoid the news just to get away from the negative “news” of people stealing, being hurt, etc. There are security cameras everywhere capturing so much of the bad. Here’s another take … if security cameras capture footage of “bad” could they be … Read More
Time Flies!
Three years ago today these two went on their first date Five months after that first date Baby Girl let me know through the words of a Carrie Underwood song that she’d made a good choice. I shared about that here. There’s been some growing up and changing over the last three years! They recreated … Read More
Weekend Fun
Whirlwind weekend trip to Chi town for a HS graduation open house for my niece, Mackenzie. Cincinnati kids met us there and we made the most of less than 48 hours together LOTS of pictures were taken though very few were taken by me. Only two photos snapped were by me in this post. The … Read More
Passing the baton
Baby Girl is following in my footsteps. She is re-styling this antique vanity to make it her own. She is also blogging about her re-style adventure here. Stop by and tell her I sent you!
Birthday celebration
Mr. D celebrated another trip around the sun today. Which means he is now as old as me. Yeah, yeah, I know. I robbed the cradle. For his birthday meal, he requested: 1. Homemade pizza … Read More