Just a thought… You can’t recognize true joy if you’ve never known heartbreak. Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. You can’t know hope if you’ve never known despair. [Eve Silver] One month. It was on this day in July that in a house we’d decorated for a festive “Christmas in July” theme, we
Just a thought… To be trusted is a better compliment than being loved. [George MacDonald] This week I met the man who lives in our basement. I know that could be the opening line of a Stephen King book, but it’s a real life story and one that has some interesting background. So settle in,
Just a thought… Someday – you will just get sick of being hungover. [@JannArden on Twitter Aug. 16 2020] Whew – what a weekend! We got a call on Saturday that the kids’ moving truck would be pulling into their driveway the next day, and so it did; so far, so good. We are hoping
Just a thought… Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love. [Nate Berkus] How’s your week going? Well, I hope; I’ve got so much going on in our house these days and so much of it has to do with OTHER houses. First off, some
Just a thought… Civility costs nothing, but buys everything. [Mary Wortley Montagu] Well hello! Are you hockeyed out yet? I shared this picture on Facebook and other social media Friday. They were both in their jerseys yesterday, too. What a lovely tradition – however short- or long-lived! Things are going well and smoothly here with