There are seasons to life, yes? For me, in my mid-forties, this metaphorical late Summer is multi-faceted. Life truly is good: golden and warm and colorful for the most part. If I live to be about 90, I am in the middle of my years. It's...
A Fall 2011 Road Trip, part 3
October 25, 2011 • 2011, autumn, stitches expos
Thursday-Sunday was Stitches East, one of the conferences where I teach. It is a fun, comfortable environment, and I have good friends there. I had fantastic students and lots of good experiences in my classes. I truly do love teaching, so I'm grateful...
A 2011 Fall Road Trip, part 2
October 23, 2011 • autumn, photography, travel, west point
Let me pick up the story of my 9-day odyssey up and down the east coast. First let me mention that I have not forgotten that I have a husband and 3 kids at home, but they seem to be doing just fine. We tend to be an independent bunch, but the occasional...
A 2011 Fall Road Trip, part 1
October 21, 2011 • autumn, sheep and wool, travel, west point
Today is day 7 of my big autumn trip and I have 2 days more till I go home. That's a long time. It's been good times though, and the family seems to be doing fine, so it's all good. I have a little time this morning, so I'm going to try and catch up...
For almost exactly the past 66 months, up until this past Sunday, my husband had the unique opportunity to be the Bishop of our Ward. That means he was the minister of our congregation, except in our church, there is no paid ministry, so he...
The Benefits of Living on the East Coast
October 11, 2011 • family
Just now, my younger brother and two of his kids drove off into the early morning on their way to fly to his next assignment for the Air Force. It's a far-away assignment, but luckily for us, we live a lot closer to several major international airports...
Late Night
October 9, 2011 • discouraged, family, poetry, thinking out loud
Late at night
I can get the dishes done without interruption
And make sure the house is set till tomorrow
Sometimes I love the quiet and the soft solitude
Of moving singly from room to room
Puttering and placing and parsing the busy day into something...
De Plane! De Plane!
October 5, 2011 • Evan, groupon
Last Christmas, my pal suggested buying our two boys Groupons for a flying lesson. They could use it as a Merit Badge for Scouts and have a fun day together in the bargain. It finally worked out to do it last week on a day off school. It was just great....
A Sister's Weekend
October 4, 2011 • family, kentucky, travel
Two weekends ago, the younger kids and I drove 540 miles to a small town in KY to my sister's house. She moved there a little while ago to teach at a local university. My other sister lives about 3 hours away in TN, so she met us in KY and we had a little...
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