Live With Flair

We live on a particularly leafy street. This particular tree sits right in our front yard, and I spy it through my Weeping Cherry every

This morning, nobody can access the Internet. Since everything, including our phones and television, depends upon this service, we find ourselves stuck with ancient things

I’ve had a major life course correction these past few weeks. Imagine the old me efficiently mastering the tasks of the day in a frenzied

Today, I’m passing on a wonderful blog post by Jay Lorenzen on “Reverse Mentoring.” He writes about “tapping into the wisdom of the young.” I

I think I’ve picked my last bowl of raspberries for the season. What a great harvest! I think about that lovely routine of gathering all

1. Coming home to the smell of something cooking in the crockpot.2. Writing. Writing anything at all. Writing right this very moment.3. Finding a new

I’m learning how to better communicate with my family and friends. Most recently, I learned how often I like to rescue and react when someone

Today I recall what’s missing from our family life these days: spontaneity. This blog began, after all, as that spontaneous decision to dance in my

For the past four years when I visit the battlefields of Gettysburg, our host brings us the most delicious cookie I’ve ever tasted. I refer

With special thanks to the pattern from Alpha Mom blogger, I travel to the fabric store. My daughter has asked for an owl costume, and I