Celebrating a new season

Just a quick visit today. It has been ages since I have been in this space, and I have felt loss and guilt in its absence like a negligent but otherwise loving relative. Life has been busy. My carefully crafted schedule is followed extremely loosely to the point of contradiction! Summer, for me, always begins … Continue reading Celebrating a new season

Catching up

Oh, it has been so long since I was here! It feels like the time has flown by but somehow taken so long. My days have been busy with work and catching up around the home. Though, I don't quite see evidence of that effort! We celebrated Easter. Still with less aplomb and sincerity than … Continue reading Catching up

Whispers from the past

I am breathing in these last golden days of autumn. The mornings are brisk with ice clinging to roof and shady pocket, but the days warm to a delicious wheaten character. I am relishing skies of azure blue and waving grasses, grown slender and dry from a warm, wet summer. There is something incomparably enrapturing … Continue reading Whispers from the past

Something old, something new

No, I am not about to write a post about getting married! I have not had that pleasure, unfortunately. I have the man, the children, and the responsibilities of home and motherhood, but no special rite of passage. It will remain one of my regrets. Life is still good, so enough about that! I have … Continue reading Something old, something new

Simple recipes to nourish and warm

We are having a stormy night tonight. The rain is falling heavily, and the inky sky explodes in a fury of lightning and thunder. The dog has taken refuge in the laundry, and I am grateful we are safe and warm. My mind turns towards the coming cold and all those delicious soups, roasts and … Continue reading Simple recipes to nourish and warm