I ate a bowl of garbanzo salad for lunch. For supper we had our version of fresh spring rolls. (for the third time in two weeks, I might add. Yum!) What do these two meals have in common? Both of … Continue reading
I wait for it every year. As soon as the air turns warm at night, I know it won’t be long. And after the sun goes down, and dusk starts to settle, I go out on the porch to sit … Continue reading
Last night, Scott and I made our way out of walmart at 9:30 pm with our weekly groceries. I subconsciously cringed as I stepped out of the doors, waiting for that cold blast of air to hit me. Instead … Continue reading
Summer days here can be ordinary. Hot, humid, sunny, bird-chirping and wonderfully ordinary. But when the sun begins to set, and the shadows start creeping out from the woods and under the trees, that’s when the magic begins. It starts … Continue reading
And every single day, I get to watch it grow and grow…and grow. It is an exciting adventure, and I am loving every moment of it. Ignore the silly face (I just knelt on a bee! … Continue reading
Spring is loud here. Thunderstorms, lightning, hail and that eerie wail of the tornado sirens at all hours of the night. Rain that pours like ever so many buckets from the sky. Birds that sing all night, joined by the … Continue reading
It is rainy and cold and the sky is grey, but today my world is ablaze with color. I look out the window and can hardly believe that this is my world. My camera doesn’t cooperate, and the image is … Continue reading
It is no doubt that autumn is full swing in this corner of the world. The leaves are tinted gold and orange and vibrant red and every morning at first light, I am thrilled once again by the beauty of … Continue reading
Tropical Rainstorm Lee blew in. It dumped almost 10 inches in 24 hours, (and broke a record, by the way) and changed us from drying up to floating away on flash floods quite literally overnight. The biggest change for us, … Continue reading
There is nothing quite like Springtime in Tennessee. There have been things blooming since the end of February, but the past few weeks have been like the great crescendo of springtime as dogwood and red bud and wisteria cover the … Continue reading