Each morning, JoHn gives The Report. The Report goes something like this: “There are two doves on the bird bath and they have no water. Also, the cardinal has... Read More
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… on the energy of place
A short time after we moved up to The Inn* full-time, I re-jigged the small room that is attached to our bedroom into ‘my’ new office. I was... Read More
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… on the importance of content
I received a box from Amazon in the mail last week and was very excited that I remembered exactly what was inside of it and exactly what I ordered... Read More
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… on the importance of looking back
Recently, whilst surfing the vastness of the inter webs, I ended up looking at a series of tattoos that people probably wished they hadn’t gotten. Some had misgivings right... Read More
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… on not washing the dang door
I just want to say… I’m not washing the dang door. The other day, I read an article about making one’s home more welcoming. I am having friends for dinner... Read More
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… on dog behavior whac-a-mole
When we first brought Belle… Side note: The hyphen in Belle-ah is very hard to remember to type each time, and is also wasteful. In addition, I have rationalized that, if... Read More
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… on my cup and the new year
The other day I shared a meme on my personal Facebook page. Wait. Short diversion here… To be honest, I’m not sure where the definition of ‘meme’ begins and ends.... Read More
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… on the hope-y faith-y stuff
You can’t fool me. At some point in the hours that follow… no matter how old you are… you’re gonna feel that pull. That pull to go to a... Read More
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… on whole new worlds
She probably saw some snow, I think, in the two-ish years she lived in the Oklahoma countryside. But did she wake up to find a whole new frozen world?... Read More
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… on a confession
So. I’ve held off on this for a while, but now I think it’s time. I’m not sure how you’ll feel about me once I tell you this, but…... Read More
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… on a sleepover (and homecoming)
Okay, this is more than a one-night sleepover. This (^that) is Hippo. We tend to pronounce the ‘i’ as a hard ‘double-e’… as in ‘Heepo’. Hippo was found on... Read More
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… on a movie with granny
The other morning woke me up early, lured me outside, and easily convinced me it was worth it. I stepped out of bed and into the still-dark world quietly,... Read More