This is an exciting time. A new chapter in our history. John Barth This toast is starting to sound familiar…we have had a few new chapters recently. But, this sunset officially marks the end to the old and beginning of the new. A new house, a new state, a new city, a new lifestyle of…
November 1: Cat’s paradise
Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it. Mason Cooley The unpacking has begun…and the helpers have arrived…well, not so much helpers as the company! Mouse thinks this is the best ever…a built-in catpark/jungle gym just for her…she can explore every nook and cranny to her heart’s content…and Campbell, of course, found the first unpacked…
October 31: Moving day!!
The only pleasure in redecorating or moving house comes from stumbling across books that I’d almost forgotten I owned. John Burnside Moving can be totally overwhelming, especially when you are moving all your worldly belongings from a house double the size, and there are three moving vans waiting to deliver them all, and it is…
October 30: Sunsets from SLO
Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude. Louie Schwartzberg It is difficult not to have appreciation and gratitude when this is your sunset most nights! I love getting Nic’s pics from SLO, what a beautiful place to call home for four years. I am grateful that we are able to send her…
October 29: Leaf dump
Once something has outlived its usefulness in one area of life, its purpose for being in existence is no longer the same. The leaf that captures a stream of sunlight, and then transfers its energy to the tree, serves one purpose in the spring and summer, and another completely different one through the fall and…