Anniversary Blooms and Belly Buttons

A year ago today, my Mother left us to our memories of her. Some of those memories bloom in my garden — so many plants she brought here from her own. The omphalodes cappadocica in…

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Five Things Friday — a Nana’s Five Things . . .

And before I start listing my Five Friday Things, a big Thank You to Grechen for mentioning my Spring Navy post today on Draped Garments and Fit and Shape . . . and Navy! — and…

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Work, Family, Life at 60+

Not only am I generally an early riser, but I’m an early riser whose home office has been expropriated by a visiting granddaughter who needed her own bed. And an early riser struggling to keep…

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Important Visitors

I apologize for the radio silence, and I assure you we will be back to regular programming as soon as possible. It has been a very busy week with 3 young visitors. We brought our…

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Travel Thoughts, 2:40 a.m.: Anticipation and Anxiety

I realize I might be wise to preface this post with an admission that mine is very obviously a First World problem. But I do try to write honestly about my life, and anxiety is…

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.