It’s that time of year when I begin plotting and planning for Christmas gifts, finding the need to be a little more secretive. My needles have been clicking away but I’ve neglected writing about it. None the less I find myself recently besieged with a list of winter must haves from the kiddos ranging from necessary […]
30
Oct
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30
Oct
It’s been a different kind of week in the Jay home. We’ve embarked on a small yet still significant journey. It began when I bit the bullet and saw an herbalist last week. I was seeking some answers about some minor but persistent health concerns (yes, shingles, I’m talkin’ bout you). It was a new […]
28
Oct
a weekend’s gratitude
Posted by Rachel Published in beautiful things, gratitude, thoughts, weekendingDifficult change bringing new routines; familiar comforts and the joy of promise; good friends even as family is far; snuggled at home, warm from the cold; grace from these people of mine as I take a little time to struggle through the new; a garage cleaned by hubby – and the van’s first winter shelter; […]
26
Oct
Some of you have expressed excitement, even jealousy over the snow we received a couple of weeks ago. Well it happened again over the weekend. I hoped it was just a phase but it’s stayed and it keeps coming. I’d prefer to enjoy these beautiful snowfalls in December but the kids are in snowy heaven. […]
22
Oct
Leftovers and piecemeal dinner; a break from Christmas knitting for a sweet baby hat; waking late to a white sky – snow to come; then it came and came and came – beautiful, if cold; a drive in the white stuff to visit a sweet family and photograph their darling newborn, what a treat it was; […]
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