Last spring I asked my sisters if there were any topics they’d like to see on the journal that would maybe get my brain churning while staying home with covid. One of them was curious how art and daily life joined together for me. Slightly clueless I responded…
When you think of the word membership, what comes to mind? Netflix? Costco? Spotify? Recently, I read Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry for a book club and…
We first met in our early high school days, one blogger to another. What was at first a simple guest post for each other turned into…
I’ll never forget living in France for a month. Every evening with my host mom, we would have a traditional french meal at 7:30pm with at least three courses. One evening,
In college I had to take a strengths test for a leadership class. Not to my surprise, two of my top strengths were harmony and consistency. What can I say, I like peace and a smooth path under my feet! But life isn’t always harmonious, one steady state of contentment & happiness, is it?
You can’t build 23 habits, workout 5 days a week, and suddenly read all the books on your shelf. So, in the spirit of easing into good habits & good books this year, here are a few books I read in 2023 and still think of months later.
As I roamed the aisles of Barnes & Noble I felt small and rather insignificant, engulfed in the stories told of the past and now the present. Book stores do this to me. Art museums as well.
May the practice of bouquet making cause you to love your dining table all the more, the people around it, and delight in the beauty of a simple daisy, sprig of mint, and stem of lamb’s ear… or a Trader Joe’s collection of blooms….
“Time is flying.” “Where has time gone?” “How can it already be summer?” heavy sigh. Do you find yourself saying these words, sighing those sighs? Me too.
Elizabeth Gaskell has created a novel that continues to captivate even the modern ear, as she delves into what it means to be a woman that faces newness (love, maturation, loss, home…) with integrity and virtue.