Summer has arrived! It is a new season! A season of warmer weather, days at the pool, and school is out! Both of our daughters graduated from college on April 29th and we are beginning to embark on the empty nest season. It seems the last few years have held more transitions than stability for me. Can you relate to any of these events of the last four years:Victoria went to collegeMy dad moved in with us and needed daily caregivingAudra got marriedI was hospitalized for the ... Read More about It’s a New Season
The French Market
Not quite what I'd planned for A Meal on Monday; but I was treated to a meal at The French Market in Knoxville last week. Have you ever been there? It was the perfect place to eat after visiting Willow Creek Gallery and seeing what had just arrived from France. I had the spinach, mushroom, and bacon crepe:And we shared a cinnamon and banana with caramel dessert crepe...it was delicious! Do you like crepes? Have you ever made them? What is your favorite? ... Read More about The French Market
Baby Girl
Wishing a very happy and blessed birthday to our oldest, Audra Elizabeth! Celebrating her twenty-fourth birthday today! My how the years have flown by!I marveled when you were born at the wonder of you, Audra Elizabeth. What a wonder you still are today, lovely daughter. Beautiful. Strong. Delightful. Caring. Compassionate. Filled with purpose. Writer. Deep Thinker. Editor. Musician. Leader. Doer. Boss. Patient. Humble. Good. Kind. Smart. Daughters are ... Read More about Baby Girl
Blooms and Beauty in the Broken
Anyone who knows me, knows that I enjoy flowers. This last weekend, I went to a wedding that Audra Elizabeth directed. The lovely bride was one of the first friends my darlin' oldest made when we moved to Tennessee. It was a beautiful wedding. The bride, groom, wedding party, parents all arrayed in their finery, the ceremony, the ring bearer, the program, the grandfather participating in the ceremony... And the flowers the bride and bridesmaids bouquets were made of were long stemmed, white ... Read More about Blooms and Beauty in the Broken
Hello
Hello. It's me. I've been so sporadic in posting it feels as if the writing desk has been covered with a sheet and the drapes drawn and the dust settled. As an owner, I've been gone and the once active room, now dormant and vacant. However, there is a still small voice that calls me back here.... Why? I do wonder why? I've gone in spurts and starts, much like a New Year's resolution that is worn out its welcome after January. Why do I feel this draw back? Well, I ... Read More about Hello
