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Feeling Grateful for My Husband He’s good at a lot of things. He knows the Bible inside and out and is my go-to theologian. The King James Bible sounds perfectly normal when he reads it aloud. He has been growing plants organically since before most people knew what that meant. His garden is amazing, and … Read more
We had a lovely day being with our eldest daughter as she turned 22 today. We started the day at the Green Granary for tea and delicious lemon ginger scones.
We had a wonderful day full of Texas relatives and fabulous food. I made my Thyme and Garlic Roasted Shrimp, which was a small contribution for a table groaning with food.
More than any other reason, we came to Amarillo to see my husband’s Aunt Clara and Uncle Harvey. Uncle Harvey is my husband’s mother’s brother, and he scored big time over 50 years ago marrying Aunt Clara, a wonderful German girl he met in D.C. when he was there working in the Patent Office. (Uncle … Read more
“It has taken a while, but I certainly do know it now – the most wonderful gift I had, the gift I’ve finally learned to cherish above all else, was the gift of all those perfectly ordinary days.” Katrina Kenison I love “ordinary days” too, so here I share some photos of how awesome the … Read more
Secret Sometimes when the morning sun streams through the kitchen window and I’m washing the dishes or opening a can of cat food or sweeping potato peels and onion skins off the linoleum floor, I get so taken with the way my arms move back and forth with the broom or how pretty my … Read more
I’ve been enjoying intermittently exploring the area a bit north of here while our youngest daughter is taking some classes there. The Housatonic River is particularly lovely. I so frequently hanker to go to the Alps or linger in remote fiords or something, but days with views like this remind me that beauty is everywhere. … Read more
Friday while taking the cliff photos, my dear old camera freaked out and died. I had been having trouble with that camera intermittently for about
Today we had a wonderful memorial service for my mother in Ann Arbor, Michigan, held in a lovely room at the University of Michigan League, with
We had a nice weekend visiting our son during Swarthmore’s Parent’s Weekend. We stayed for the first time in an accommodation we got off of AirBnB, which…
We had a nice time today with our son as he turned nineteen. He has grown up a lot and we are very proud of the progress he is making. We celebrated with our usual birthday cookies and Andrew set a new high standard on an awesome job frosting his large cookie (see below.) … Read more
You Took Me In a refuge a reverie an agent of regeneration resonating… I always say give of your light but not of your oil but how does one get an oil change? Unexpectedly, it seems from the arms of divine Love through your willing hands stretched out to a stranger Sand beach filled my … Read more
Our youngest daughter is back from a two week program of cattle-working in Colorado. She had a great time and flew home on July 4th to an awesome display of fireworks from above. She keeps repeatedly saying the whole trip was “so fun,” which is the majority of our non-specific feedback! Offered as a co-ed … Read more
We had some intense days working on helping our daughter move in but ate wonderful burritos and spicy calamari at Alto Cinco, and had delicious egg sandwiches at Mom’s Diner (green booths below.) We visited the Food Co-op, and the hardware store twice. I was fascinated with the modern art left behind by a multitude … Read more
Yesterday and today we have been working hard to settle our daughter in her new apartment in Syracuse. Her lease begins today and today was also her first day of school. We were grateful to able to start getting her in the day before, but she needed help finishing the move-in task because she is … Read more
An Era Ends
It is normal and good.
No big deal in one way.
Totally obvious and natural.
But still there is a twinge.
We were expecting her
when she first visited that room
still in the womb
and it was in that space God gave us a sign
and we knew we would buy this house.
This year I taught a knitting class to some precious nine year old girls whose siblings were in older classes with our homeschooling group (that our youngest daughter was taking.) Since these girls were at lose ends while their siblings were busy, I volunteered to give them a constructive activity during the same time frame. … Read more