Cheers · Inspiration

The rabbit hole of Easter morning memories

Our empty nest feels weird this morning.  It's not our first morning where it's quiet in the house.  Or in the front yard when I took the dog out to do his hunt for the perfect quiet spot routine. That type of quietness happens every day.  I'm getting more used to it each one that… Continue reading The rabbit hole of Easter morning memories

Adventures · Inspiration

How red moments changed my life

Have you ever wondered if it would take a bright red-stop-light-major-life-changing moment to make you change and give up the life you have?  What does it take for you to pause to notice the world around you? Like the deer on the horizon, and the moon going into its hiding for the day as the… Continue reading How red moments changed my life

Adventures · Inspiration

Why I chose Quaint for my blog title

Well, well, well...here we are on the letter Q.  Believe it or not, I was stymied for a bit while trying to figure out what to write for that letter. Ugh...and then I remembered, DUH...Quaint. Jeez...it's amazing how our human minds rush right over the things that are right in front of our faces. So… Continue reading Why I chose Quaint for my blog title

Adventures · Inspiration

Personal Blogging – The Ups and Downs

As a personal blogger, it feels like every day I'm swooping in and out of feeling the highs and lows of a being a writer.  It can feel awesome the days when I connect with others, receive comments and likes, and then there are the other days.  The days I feel incredible loss when I… Continue reading Personal Blogging – The Ups and Downs

Adventures · Inspiration

Okay, well, that was easy!

As a blogger, when things don't go my way, and the blogging platform I'm using seems to be doing its own thing, aka, not minding my 'but all I did was tried to run the update' clicks - it is a great feeling to finally have everything running all 'okay' again. The Happiness Engineer did… Continue reading Okay, well, that was easy!

Adventures · Inspiration · Welcome

A nature walk in Negril, Jamaica

From the moment you're driven up to the main gate of Couples Swept Away in Negril, Jamaica, you know you've been transported by the resort bus to a special tropical place. You will be swept away in more ways than one.  The resort prides themselves in their exquisite (dreamy) nature filled grounds.  It is known for… Continue reading A nature walk in Negril, Jamaica