• 10 at the End – January

    10 at the End – January

    Reflections, observations, gratitude…

  • January Snapshots

    January Snapshots

    Texas back porch to blustery New York…

  • Through the Window

    Through the Window

    Wordless Wednesday…

  • Surrounded by an Ice Rink🧊

    Surrounded by an Ice Rink🧊

    My kids grew up with long, cold winters and short summers. The endless weeks of gray skies could get depressing, but when pretty snow tumbled down, the beauty was unmatched.

  • Warm Tables Inside, Chilly Outside

    Warm Tables Inside, Chilly Outside

    Wordless Wednesday….

  • Austin from the Highway

    Austin from the Highway

    Wordless Wednesday…

  • 25 Thoughts From 2025

    25 Thoughts From 2025

    In no particular order…

  • Breakfast

    Breakfast

    Wordless Wednesday…

  • Christmas Wrapped in Strange Sunny Paper

    Christmas Wrapped in Strange Sunny Paper

    Thanksgiving week, we moved from NY to TX. With the family traveling down to spend the holidays, I had to make some-things appear normal amidst my inner upset and chaos.

  • To Those With Snow This Morning…

    To Those With Snow This Morning…

    I can relate to being snow-trapped in the house (received a whopping 7’ of snow a few years back)…

  • 10 at the End – December

    10 at the End – December

    One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life. Krista Ritchie Here we are on December 31st, and I’m trying hard to take a moment. To be present at…

  • Welcome Christmas Week

    Welcome Christmas Week

    Happy Monday!🎄 I’m happy that most have a short or zero-days work week as we gather to celebrate the birth of Christ or complete Hanukkah tonight. Becoming settled in a new home and unfamiliar territory is a long distance run, not a sprint. Everything is taking longer than expected and…