a long day was worked by many.  a quiet dinner was had of cornbread and salad.  a kitchen was cleaned.  an evening walk beside fields of corn was taken.  and i kept thinking of this written bit that spoke to this quiet soul today: “Love of my heart, my stream runs dry; O Fountain of… Continue reading i must have Thee

i didn’t set my alarm correctly for my waking this morning.  you would think that after using the same exact alarm every single morning for a whole year i would have the system down.  guess not. there is nothing that i hate more than sleeping later than i planned.  especially when i have things to… Continue reading my day

i’m one of those annoying people who 99.9% of the time has music playing in their car.  perhaps it’s bad.  or not.  i haven’t decided.  at least i’m not one of those people who keeps my music at such a ridiculously low volume level that you don’t know whether to scream or cry from the… Continue reading background fun

it’s right now at 1:40am that i’m regretting this decision i made.  i knew it would happen eventually but didn’t think it would come this soon.  whatever.  today’s photos: i tried a new recipe.  it was mostly peaches and blueberries.  can’t go wrong with that, right? well, it called for a cornmeal sweet biscuit of… Continue reading friday evening dessert

i went for my first motorcycle ride tonight.  while relaxing by my sister’s new pool after a strange day at work i received a text from a friend asking if i’d like a ride.  did i want a ride?! of course!  i’m not sure i’ve ever been so excited about something.  so with a helmet… Continue reading bike ridin’

best after work snack:

right now there’s nothing that i’d rather do more than curl up and fall asleep to angela lansbury’s voice in her old show, Murder, She Wrote, but it would be rather pathetic of me to quit on day 2 of a photo a day.  so here, here’s a little man who i spent my afternoon… Continue reading my companion

i’ve been an uninspired blogger of late.  the desire comes and goes — and comes more in the cool months of dark settling in at 5:00pm, warm apple pie sustaining your very existence, and afghans wrapped around you being a must.  the hot long days of summer beckon me to gallivant in the great outdoors… Continue reading day #1

i looked after one child this evening.  for an hour and a half it was just the two of us and we played trains, split a chocolate chip scone, took a walk down to the water where he worked up the courage to place a finger or toe in, and laughed a lot.  that’s what… Continue reading william

– cups of coffee every morning – being surprised with 2 quarts of strawberries – a black leather bound Bible that’s slowly being worn in favorite places – campfires, campfires, and more campfires – canoe rides at 11:30pm – a mums that comes in my office on a regular basis (when i’m in desperate need… Continue reading happiness is: