December 23, 2025 By Maria As Christmas gets closer there is a communal sense of waiting and preparation in the air. Of course there is pre-Christmas craziness -last minute shopping, baking, and obsessive checking of shipping status for online orders (that was me last year). Besides the pre-Christmas stress, I love the preparation and waitingContinue reading “Joyful Anticipation”
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As Winter Comes
December 20, 2025 By Maria It is cold! I walked our dog one morning with my scarf up to my eyes, my hat down to my eyebrows and my head bent to the bone chilling wind. I let him lead me down the familiar streets. He’s pretty good at finding the way home and weContinue reading “As Winter Comes”
Autumnal Thoughts
December 5, 2025 By Maria Today I would like to share my thoughts from the day after Thanksgiving: Before Sunday I will need to make a journey into my attic to pull out our Advent calendar and Jesse Tree. My daughter has already reminded me, at least twice. On this Friday after Thanksgiving, we areContinue reading “Autumnal Thoughts”
Books of the Month – November 2025
December 4, 2025 Books of the Month – November 2025 Just in case you missed anything, I put together a list of the books I wrote about in November. At the end of each month, I will write a list of all the books I wrote about during that month. The post titles will linkContinue reading “Books of the Month – November 2025”
Halloween Thankfulness
November 27, 2025 By Maria Halloween is over twenty days past. In my usual style I am behind in my writing. To be fair, I have been working on this post in spurts since before Halloween, but now I am finally getting the time to sit down and finish it. I know everyone is doneContinue reading “Halloween Thankfulness”
Books of the Month – October 2025
November 2, 2025 By Maria Books of the Month – October 2025 Just in case you missed anything, I put together a list of the books I wrote about in October. At the end of each month, I will write a list of all the books I wrote about during that month. The post titlesContinue reading “Books of the Month – October 2025”
Mystery is Afoot
October 23, 2025 By Maria In autumn, my favorite kind of books to read are mysteries (a genre I actually enjoy any season, but especially in the fall). Years ago, a friend gave my kids a Sherlock Holmes style dress-up hat she had made for her children when they were small. I loved watching myContinue reading “Mystery is Afoot”
There are Octobers
October 16, 2025 By Maria “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – Anne Shirley Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery On October 1st, I painted a tiny fall scene. The photo I used for inspiration was taken last year on an autumn road trip to my grandparents’ familyContinue reading “There are Octobers”
Mid-Autumn Moments
October 13, 2025 By Maria The moon is supposed to be especially beautiful on the Mid-Autumn festival which was celebrated on October 6th this year. It’s the Asian harvest holiday and a time for reflection and gratitude very much like our American Thanksgiving. In our house, as usual, life happened. That weekend things definitely didn’tContinue reading “Mid-Autumn Moments”
Books of the Month – September 2025
October 1, 2025 By Maria Books of the Month – September 2025 Just in case you missed anything, I put together a list of the books I wrote about in September. At the end of each month, I will write a list of all the books I wrote about during that month. The post titlesContinue reading “Books of the Month – September 2025”
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