Books, Writing, & The Cozy Life
Every Monday morning I spend a few moments reflecting on the previous week. We make so many choices about how to spend our time and I believe that it's important to seize the opportunity to examine those choices and how they serve us. Materials used: Travelers Notebook weekly insert | pastel highlighters | Pilot g-tec-c .25 Hyper Fine Point pens... Continue Reading →
Wendell Berry continues to sustain me. It is late November, Thanksgiving,and the slow rain falls as all dayit has fallen. The mists driftin the treetops along Camp Branch.The ewe flock grazes the green slopeas in a dream of a paintingby Samuel Palmer. There is no wind.It is completely quiet. From the distancecomes only the sound... Continue Reading →
Fridays around here are for sharing joyful moments from the week. Typically I share a handful of pictures and give a little update on our week. This week will be a little different because I took ZERO pictures! I've been feeling the stress from the election - and I'm sure you've been feeling it, too.... Continue Reading →
On Wednesdays I link up with Kat at As Kat Knits. Each week she hosts a group of bloggers who share their reading and stitching projects. Be sure to visit her blog and the other bloggers participating. I still believe that it's the friendliest spot on the internet! This week I'm sharing two non-fiction books... Continue Reading →
I put together a post full of highlights at the end of each month. This practice is helpful when you feel like your little habits aren't making a difference in your life. It's an opportunity to gather up all of your goals and revel in how much you've accomplished by simply doing a little at... Continue Reading →
Every Monday morning I take a look at the previous week in my notebook. This practice helps me look at how I'm using my time. We all have small pockets of time to ourselves and I'm on a mission to discover how to turn those slivers of time into something big. Materials used: Travelers Notebook weekly... Continue Reading →
I wasn't going to share a poem this morning, but this, randomly, was the next poem in my book: All that patriotism requires, and all that it can be,is eagerness to maintain intact and incorruptthe founding principles of the nation, and to preseveundiminished the land and the people. If national conductforsakes these aims, it is... Continue Reading →
On Friday mornings I spend time reflecting on the joy that I found during the week. One of my goals in 2020 was to take more pictures of the little moments - I share them here each week to keep me accountable. This week? The beauty (hassle?) of leaves in late fall and a fun... Continue Reading →
Week 44! We are getting startlingly close to week 52, aren't we? Wednesdays are my favorite blogging day of the week - Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled Wednesdays - where a fantastic group of knitters and readers gather to share their current projects. If you're looking for loads of inspiration, look no further!... Continue Reading →
I'm joining Honoré at Morning Glory Studio and writing about my One Little Word - Present (click here to view all of my posts on this topic this year). Today I'm sharing a poem and a prayer that arrived in my life in their own perfect moments. I shared this Wendell Berry poem just a... Continue Reading →
