Four cozy, beautiful, or thoughtful links to get your weekend started Happy summer! My kids are home and we are so very ready for a long, leisurely summer of doing nothing. Well, not nothing, but a whole lot of non-school related, unstructured activities. We don't watch a lot of television during the school year, but … Continue reading Friday Four

A look back on April and May "The sun was warm but the wind was chill.You know how it is with an April day.When the sun is out and the wind is still,You're one month on in the middle of May.But if you so much as dare to speak,a cloud come over the sunlit arch,And … Continue reading Monthly Reflections

A Long-Winded Tale of Perseverance and Guilt Two months ago, I entered into a deep, dark reading slump. While I often have days or weeks where reading holds no appeal, or I do not have time, this slump was extremely different. I abhorred the thought of reading and did everything I could to avoid picking … Continue reading When to Call it Quits