Homebodies and Rolling Stones
For those of you who are fellow bloggers you are familiar with the site swap. For those of you who do not blog, permit me a bit of explanation. While I write this blog for myself – to satisfy my own...
View ArticleThe Sum of My Parts
I write to you today from the desert valley of Nevada. I am in Las Vegas for the first time in nine years, attending a conference for work. I arrived on Wednesday and have quickly remembered all of...
View ArticleVacationing in Pencil
Today’s post goes out to my sister Anne, whose practical blog Life in Pencil has been telling me for more than a year now about the merits of letting ourselves evolve organically and embracing life’s...
View ArticleSetting Sail
What do you value more in your life: Experiences or belongings? Adventures or routine? New and different or known quantities? When we’re speaking abstractly it’s easy to say that we care more about...
View ArticleA Little Getaway
Did you miss me on Friday? I meant to send you a postcard, but I was afraid it wouldn’t get to you in time. So I decided to just touch base when I got back. You see, I was very busy at the end of...
View ArticleBlistered Feet and a Full Heart
We flew into Reagan. As the plane began its final descent I could first see the Washington Monument. Then the Capitol. Then the Lincoln Memorial. Then the Jefferson. And then, just as we veered...
View ArticleTravel Top 7
I’ve spent quite a bit of time this week thinking about travel. Throughout our visit to Washington, DC last weekend I was reminded of why I love to travel as much as I do. And as I’ve reflected back...
View ArticleA Pleasant Surprise
I have many more substantial thoughts on my mind – post topics I’ve been mulling for days, and was looking forward to exploring on yesterday’s flight home. But my 36-hour bout of flu, powering through...
View ArticleHot Cross Buns
My mother made Hot Cross Buns on every Good Friday of my childhood. And while I have lovely memories of coming home from school to find a fresh batch on the kitchen counter (sometimes with extra...
View ArticleThoughts from La Jolla
Thank you all for your kind congratulations on my little announcement on Monday. It is an exciting time in the life of our family and I was likewise excited to share it with you. I’m sorry I wasn’t...
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