Word of the Year, 2023

I failed to mention my word of the year yesterday, but as life often shows us, our focus needs to be shifted elsewhere momentarily for something more pressing. Relaying our year of 2022 felt more important to the last day of the year, a finality if you will, and starting with this year’s word felt more fitting for today, a new beginning. While I…

Goodbye, 2022

I see so many people talking about what a hard, stressful, or painful year 2022 was for them, how they are glad to see it go, that they are ready for 2023. To all of those people, I hope 2023 is a good year for clarity, relief, peace, growth and prosperous times for you. While I am ready for the good things that 2023…

Dreaming,

I have been thinking about what I want in life, and tomorrow, I will be writing a list for focus in 2023. I have always thought that I wrote “my wildest dreams” on my want list, and I recently realized that I have played small and safe…and to other people’s level of acceptance. Because I have shed some people and their expectations this year,…

Christmas in Photos: Part 4

It’s been fun showing you our Christmas in black and white photos, today we’ll finish up by showing you the rest of our morning/early afternoon. Let’s set the scene, shall we? Yes, I did hang ornaments from the light fixture. Bill often works at the table and I wanted to make sure he had every opportunity to get glitter all over himself, on his…

Christmas in Photos: Part 3

Welcome back! Yesterday, we quenched our Christmas thirst with a tasty mimosa. Today, we open some gifts, share some laughs, maybe a scowl or two, and the dogs make an appearance. Let’s see some of what was found under the tree this year! Every year, Brooke gets Bill a mug with a cheeky message. This makes me laugh and delights me, as this is…

Christmas in Photos: Part 2

Yesterday, you saw the beginning of our morning, the sleepy happiness, the togetherness, the coffee, the dogs! We started our morning relaxed and happy, cozy by the fire, awaiting our breakfast casserole to finish baking, and while waiting, we shared a beverage. Normally, I like my mimosa with apple juice instead of orange juice, but the orange juice was a good pairing for the…

Christmas in Photos: Part 1

This year, I decided to document our Christmas morning with photos, in black and white. We had decided the night before that we would have a very relaxed Christmas morning. We, or 3 of us, slept until 7:15, 2 had coffee, one had a camera. Two of the dogs were not too keen on the camera, one couldn’t get enough. Bill and I made…

Merry Christmas!

I am signing off for a couple of days to bask in the Christmas season. I am wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Joyful Tidings to you all!

Are we friends?

Is this a Christmas movie, or not? It is all about the holidays… What about Die Hard 2? Please drop me a line and let me know, this way I can keep you around in 2023, or say…

Warm Winter Tidings

Here we are, it’s the first day of winter! Do you have some winter plans, some things you want to get done, or places you want to go in this season? I will do some indoor projects, really focus in on studio work for photography, and I will probably cook, read, and clean a lot! Drop me a line, let me know what the…