My Journal

The NYC skyline -- I loved it. Reading the subway map. Liberty stands undaunted. A rather cropped portrait of the touring couple! A week ago, my husband and I spent one incredible day in New York City. The generosity of a flight attendant friend allowed us to get...

Plump and shiny,fruit of harvest,pumpkins orange lay afield.Hailing cheerfulchange of season,Seed of spring is autumn's yield.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Round and glowing,children's facesSparkling eyes; an impish smile.Mine to nurture,tend and cherish Only for a little...

My Kaley spends hours holding (and sometimes annoying) our 7 week old kittens. My kids have named them Smoky, Stripe, and Shadow. Before the oldest 3 leave for school, some of them are outside playing with them. And when the van pulls in after school, they can't wait...

Well, as of 5:01 this morning, I have now added another year to my age -- which sum shall be untold -- though I was born in the year 1970 :-)Yep, that's right. Right smack dab in the middle of double knit and flower children, I made my world debut (although I don't...

"No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face."John Donne

Today is the 1st day of September, and I feel autumn calling my name. Here in the northeast where I live, there is a peculiar, indefinable something that spills the secret, whispering in softest tones that the seasons are about to change. It's a certain scent in the...

This week has been one that I wish could be changed. Monday, August 27, was my children's 1st day of school for the year. After breakfast at The Dutch House with another mom from my church, I was heading into my day of grocery shopping. While making a quick stop for a...

Stewart, the fisherman. Stewart and his cousin Josh.Some of the girl cousins soaking their feet in the lake.The ones who started it all -- Vinton and Helen Quesenberry.

We had a nice time with my husband's family in Tennessee. We grilled chicken by the lake on Thursday, talked, played games. The cousins had fun hanging out together -- at least, my girls did. Stewart spent most of Thursday evening with a fishing pole in his hand. He...