25 Aug Letting Go
The other day, I was in my garden tying up the tomato plants. This is something I shouldhave done in June. I looked around at the weeds and twisted vines and wished I had spent more time in the garden this summer. I get to...
gardening
05 Oct In the past twenty days . . .
Posted at 11:39h
in birthdays, Camilla, celebrations, disaster-relief, Flood of 2011, food, friends, gardening
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I haven't done much for flood victims. Helping out with the "flood buckets" my church is providing via the Red Cross has been the extent of my mission. The initial cleanup seems to be complete, but I'm sure more help will be needed in the...
27 Jun Imagine I am writing this with my tongue firmly planted inside my cheek
I’m a tough act to follow. Seriously. My last post was so poignant and breathtaking that ever since then each and every idea is blown out of the water when I look over that May 24th post. I might as well just give up now....
19 May Rainy Day Ramblings
Posted at 18:26h
in Adrian, Blueprints, Camilla, Family, friends, gardening, marriage, simplifying, single-tasking, slowing down, vacations
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Ah! The hour or so after naptime and before dinner--not exactly my favorite time of day unless I remember to savor it. The boy usually needs a good long snuggle after he wakes from his nap. If I'm in the middle of making dinner, this...
02 May My Little Helpers
We LOVE being outside. Playing outside makes us so happy! Especially on a sunny, beautiful day like last Tuesday. Ahh, the feel of sunshine . . . and mud. Did I ever mention that boys are really dirty?Camilla kept her outfit nice and clean, but thoroughly...