cultivating me

Conversation in the kitchen the other night while fixing dinner: My Big Guy (he’s 12): For the Renaissance Fair can take off in partners and not stay with an adult all day as long as we check in at certain times Me: Gee, I wonder who you’ll partner will be? Brian? BG: I don’t know, [...]

I was fascinated by this book and have become greatly inspired by it. From the cover: As the U.S. population made an unprecedented mad dash for the Sun Belt, on carload of us paddled against the tide, heading for the Promised Land where water falls from the sky and green stuff grows all around. We [...]

i took a break – a very very long break but i think i’m ready to be back. why have i been gone? that’s a good question and one that i don’t think i will fully answer. it has been a combination of things. it started a while back when i decided to leave my [...]

My beautiful daughter…HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! (this is where a picture of the princess herself goes but the add image button on my blog is broken) Oh Danielle where do I begin? Today you’re 14 – FOURTEEN!!!! This is so hard for me to believe. I don’t think that I am quite ready for it. I just [...]