I don’t really consider myself a blue or purple person. And by that I mean I don’t often wear clothes or decorate my home in these colors. That is except in my yard where I am in love with all these shades of indigo, periwinkle, and violet. Warning! Science nerd alert! Indigo (or ... read more
Soul Reviver
The beautiful spring came; and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.Harriet Ann Jacobs Do you ever feel like Spring is the beginning of the year rather than January? These past few weeks I feel like I have finally shaken off the creative slump I found myself ... read more
Finding My Way Back
I've started and deleted this blog post probably a dozen times this week. I thought about trying to weave together a post about what's been going on in my life (spoiler alert: not much). I toyed with a bulleted-list that was more boring in reality that it sounds (if that's even possible). I also ... read more
Hello December
Earlier this year the company Tripp works for was bought by a large, multinational corporation. This had always been the plan which was one of the biggest factors in our decision not to move to Kansas City. We decided that we could make Tripp’s commuting to KC work. Tripp was offered a position ... read more
A Gratitude List
The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.Henri Nouwen My evening walks with a carpet of leaf confetti underfoot and a colorful canopy of leaves overhead. One last dahlia ... read more
Around Here
Around here, this morning’s blue sky and calm wind is a welcome relief after two days of rain and wind. Around here, we are just now starting to see some fall color and I AM HERE FOR IT. Around here, we’re still a week or two away from the average last frost in my neck of the woods, and ... read more
