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Category Archives: Simple Pleasures
And the Good News Is
It was one year ago today that I published my most recent blog. It was my birthday, and I was trying to put a light, humorous spin on turning yet another year older. Publicly, I was trying to smile and be … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Gratitude, Grumpiness, Kindness, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged 2016, advice, choices, Facebook, good news, inspiration, life, media, negativity, observations, personal, politics
18 Comments
Embrace the Goodness
This moment—and this one, too—is filled with beauty and hope, love and joy. If you look closely, you will see all that goodness swirling around you in the faces of family and the actions of strangers. If you listen carefully, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Beauty, Gratitude, Kindness, Love, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged beauty, hatred, joy, kindness, love, negativity, photography
13 Comments
Older than Zip Codes–Yep, That’s Me
Tomorrow is my birthday, and I will be 55 years old. Fifty-five. Years. Old. The double nickel. Halfway through my fifties and skidding downhill toward my . . . I can’t even say it. Holy cow. How in the heck … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Aging, Gratitude, Humor, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged advice, aging, gratitude, humor, lessons, photography, simple pleasures, things I've learned
8 Comments
It’s All a Matter of Perspective
When our boys were younger, our lives revolved around their busy schedules–which meant that family vacations usually amounted to little more than a weekend trip to Grandma’s house or an occasional excursion to an overcrowded amusement park. If we’d managed … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Photography, Simple Pleasures, Travel
Tagged Cavendish, Charlottetown, cycling, Fort Amherst, lighthouses, Montague, PEI National Park, photography, Prince Edward Island, travel
4 Comments
The Day Before Tomorrow
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We look forward to five years down the road when we can trade in the old car, pay off the house or … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Beauty, Gratitude, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged counting blessings, photography, simple pleasures, today, tomorrow
23 Comments
When the Inner Child Bubbles
“After a while the middle-aged person who lives in her head begins to talk to her soul, the kid.” –Anne Lamott, from the novel Joe Jones Yesterday morning I awoke to perfection. My eyes fluttered lazily in the pre-dawn moments … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Flowers, Gratitude, Ozarks, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged flowers, inner child, middle age, photography, simple pleasures, waterfalls
7 Comments
What sets your heart free?
“Drink from the well of your self and begin again.” –Charles Bukowski That nasty ol’ polar vortex finally sauntered out of town last week, but Old Man Winter is still hanging around, teasing us with just enough sunshine to beckon … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, bicycling, Photography, Simple Pleasures, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, aging, bicycling, finding happiness, photography, self, winter blues
12 Comments
Home for the Holidays
In countless households all over the world, mamas and papas were smiling with joyous anticipation. The kids were coming home–all of them–all at the same time! A celebration of this magnitude required weeks of intense preparation. First, the lists had … Continue reading
Posted in Empty Nest, Gratitude, Parenting, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged Christmas, empty nest, family, holidays, photography
12 Comments
An Abundant Life, A Grateful Heart
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. . . . O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged blessings, gratitude, photography, simple pleasures, Thanksgiving
16 Comments