Time!
For Christmas my son and daughter-in-law gave me the most fantastic gift – a PNW clock! I absolutely love it! I put it up in my dining room where I can see it all the time! Every time…
Date-Night Dinner by the Waterfall!
Due to a series of last-minute coincidences, hubby and I found ourselves headed to a Couples Date-Night Dinner by the Waterfall yesterday evening. Imagine … a fancy dinner, underneath twinkling lights, the waterfall lit with a spotlight, and…
Strength … because of what is in-between.
I was sitting at the table last night having dinner when my attention was caught by the small cardboard box sitting at the end of the table. This box had held a very special Christmas gift candle from…
Ringing in the New Year – 2025!
Last year, as the new year was ushered in, I did a blog post entitled: "Ringing in the New Year!" I thought it would be fun to carry on the tradition by “Ringing in the New Year –…
A new day! A new year!
I was in awe of the beautiful ferns growing out of the moss all along the trunks of the trees in the ravine behind our house. So pretty! The ravine is so lush and well-watered. It brings to…
Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it.
The year 2024 was the "Year of the Dragon" ... as you can see here on the opening page of my 2024 watercolor calendar: The year 2024 roared in like a dragon, with a dragon-like fever taking vicious…
Grounds for the Garden
Hubby and I were in need of a little caffeine pick-me-up … so we popped into Starbucks for our favorite treat: a Carmel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino. (just the thing to have on a cold wintry day – Ha!) …
Christmas blessings – 2024
A surprise rainbow! ... on our way to a Christmas concert. Definitely exciting! Thank you God for December joys! Thank you God for Christmas blessings!I absolutely loved the quote on this candle: "The world needs who God made…
Pondering the weight of water …
Hubby is outside at the moment taking apart the downspout in order to fix the gutter which has been pouring a waterfall over the edge! It has rained and rained and rained this past week! As hubby and…
There’s so much more to this story …
The day after Christmas, first things first, I removed the orange-slices & apple-slice ornaments from the little cedar Christmas tree. It had greatly enjoyed its time in the spotlight as a Christmas tree. But it was feeling rather…