It was still dark outside when the first chirp came. Then another. Then another. Bill never moved. The pups never moved. It was just me and the birds, and apparently we had all decided — or they had decided and informed me — that it was time to begin the day. Did you know there…
A first butterfly, a nervous thunderstorm, three books I cannot stop thinking about and the recipes I am making this weekend. Friday Favorites is here. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying…
The best Spring bucket list ideas to enjoy the season, enjoy some outdoor activities and savor the warm weather. Spring Bucket List The beauty of spring is that it is the season of renewal, new beginning and possibilities. After a long winter we are ready to embrace sunny days, warm weather, fresh air(pollen free) and…
Midlife self discovery is not about reinventing yourself. It is about remembering who you always were. You are still you — you just have to remember. Midlife did not change me. It reminded me. Here is what remembering yourself actually looks like after 50. Nobody warns you that midlife arrives quietly. And nobody warns you…
The clocks sprang ahead, my knee had other plans and I have been on the sofa with a gel pack and a very good book. Come sit with me. Yesterday was my least favourite day of the year. The clocks sprang ahead an hour and just like that, daylight saving is back. I am a…
A pottery fest, a reluctant pool day, two stunning home tours and the green pieces I am loving this spring. Come sit with me. Can I be honest? It is March and it is seventy-eight degrees. Yesterday the same. I do not like it. Summer is so long in the South that this feels too…
A lemon dessert bar that you will love, an eyelet tunic for spring, three books and a snake. It is going to be a warm weekend here — the kind of warm that feels like a tease of things to come. High seventies today and almost eighty tomorrow. My containers are looking sad and I…
My morning ritual after 50 isn’t elaborate. It’s hot chocolate, a grateful heart, a wren in the wreath and a few minutes that belong entirely to me. Good morning friends. Can we talk about mornings? Some people call it a morning routine. I call it a ritual — because for me that is exactly what…
Cocktails with a girlfriend, a catch-up with my sister, a lazy Sunday and a weekend spent inside beautiful houses — real and fictional. March seems to have arrived while I wasn’t looking. Perhaps I have been too focused on holding onto winter. I woke up on Sunday morning and the light through the bedroom windows…
Designer Sean Leffers collected home, an extraordinary film, life lessons~Weekend Meanderings with Kim and Juliet. This morning I woke up early and sat by the fire until the sun came up. Then I snuck back into bed for a Saturday morning lie in with a book, a pile of magazines and a cup of chocolate….
Three easy pasta dishes, my favorite chocolate pudding, a wonderful memoir and cookbook, a colorful Spring outfit and links worth a second cup of coffee. Friday, I have been counting the days until today. It has been another long week working behind the scenes on the blog and my social media platforms. As I mentioned…
March is complicated. I love winter and I’m not ready to let it go. But something about this month is impossible to ignore. March, it is not quite one season or the other — it is the in-between. Some days the sun is warm and the temperatures are unseasonably high, other days the morning air…
