Adventures

How My Vintage Garden Shoes Inspire Our Shopping and Honey-To-Do Lists

Who doesn't like to take stock of their projects completed this summer? How about the ones I still wish we/he had completed? Okay, maybe that's just me. I know I've done my share of pondering our efforts over the summer as I wore a path in the grass between the deck and the tea house.… Continue reading How My Vintage Garden Shoes Inspire Our Shopping and Honey-To-Do Lists

Adventures · Emptying the nest · Inspiration

A welcome trail to and from the empty nest

In one month I've had the opportunity to see both of our daughters.  As they came and went, I thought back to when they were just little tikes that needed their parents.  They've grown quickly and that time in life now seems so far off.  A well-loved and somewhat distant memory. I didn't get to… Continue reading A welcome trail to and from the empty nest

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Treat yourself to a thank you break

'Tis the season of having a hard time appreciating ourselves for all the efforts we do that matter most.  Instead, we get wrapped up in the hustle, bustle, rushing, here and there thinking that we're just busy and someone will appreciate my efforts, eventually. Every day seems to blur into the next.  And when we… Continue reading Treat yourself to a thank you break

Adventures

Rural Wisconsin – Trees, trains, and stories in-between

There is something about a quiet car ride that brings about storytelling mode.  When I drive by myself, I miss having someone to chat with, and I see many things I wish I had my camera along to take pictures of. So, when Mr. is driving, of course, both the Chatty Cathy and the speed… Continue reading Rural Wisconsin – Trees, trains, and stories in-between

Adventures · Inspiration

Webwork of trees in my yard

As humans, we like to surround our homes with plants and trees to decorate with, to provide shade, and to provide homes for wildlife - big and small.  Our yards become a webwork of beauty when we let nature take its course. Sometimes we plant to mark the beginning of a stage in life, or… Continue reading Webwork of trees in my yard

Adventures · Cheers

A pup’s wild spring adventure

It's hard to contain the excitement I feel with the arrival of spring.  I can once again wander outside in the yard, all wild and free-like.  I love to observe the revival of the yard as the winds of spring and clouds in the sky tide to and fro. You can observe a lot by watching.… Continue reading A pup’s wild spring adventure