Hi everyone! I accidentally went on haitus there and didn't tell anyone. Did you miss me? Did you notice? If not, that's OK. If you did, I'm sorry. I was posting on the FB page so you knew I wasn't dead at least, but since our latest move (yes, I moved AGAIN), I've been barely posting there too.
This Is Me
Last night after dinner I was listening to some music and the video for This is Me from the Greatest Showman came on. Kat was bopping around enjoying it until she looked at the screen and saw the bearded lady, then started the questions.
“Who’s that? Is she a man? Why does she have a beard? I don’t…
March Madness
March is supposed to bring warm breezes, a hint of green grass, robins and geese and other wonders of Spring. Instead, this year gave me a heaping dose of anxiety and depression. Fun! The week off of March Break and the following week were very very long for me. I don’t do well when I have to spend …
Kisses Through the Glass
The morning routine goes like this:
alarm, howling cat at the door, snooze button, snooooooze, alarm.
Crackling bedframe of island pine, rattling vintage door handles, creaking doors open to say
Goodmorning, sunshine! Rise and shine! Just like Grandma said to me. 
And we make food an…
Love Through the Ages
A few days ago I was laid low by a Facebook picture that Walking the Red Road shared. I had just gotten off work, was battling a head cold, hadn’t slept well in a couple of days AND started my period. I was a bit of a wreck so I suppose I have some excuse for how incredibly hard this one little imag…
Epic 10th Anniversary Road Trip Post
Hi Everyone! Ryan and I finally got to go on our honeymoon at the end of last month; from June 22nd to the 28th we were on the road from Sudbury to Prince Edward Island and back. We had a wonderful trip with miles upon miles of beautiful scenery, nice folks, gorgeous beaches and even a whale!
Our f…
Life Update part eleventy two
Hello friends! Not dead, just busy. Lots of fun things have been happening around here lately so let me get you up to speed:
- Gabe has been working hard all month on a YUGE elections campaign project for school. He hands it in today and I'm SO NERVOUS. He's put a good effort into it, with a lot…
Thankful Thursday (early!)
It's good to stop and smell the roses; have you ever done that? Literally stopped on your way to or from someplace to smell a rose? I have and it's a lovely thing to do. Around here we have wild roses in the summer and sometimes you can smell them from a block away, their perfume wafting towards you…
Kintsukuroi Repaired with Love
You may have seen this image floating around the last little while:
The philosophy here is as beautiful as one of the pieces; Japanese aesthetics values marks of wear by the use of an object. This can be seen as a rationale for keeping an object around even after it has broken and as a justif…
Back to the Future?
The poplar across the street has leaves as bright yellow as miniature suns; they remind me of the fabled trees of Lothlorien. I noticed a few peeking out a couple of weeks ago and may have cringed a bit. Ryan laughed and said "Why are you always surprised to see the leaves changing at the end of Aug…
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