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“Trust the timing of your life” –anonymous Hello, sweet friend…🍁 I hope you had a fabulous week… 🍁 Sorry for such a long post title…🍁 Today is my 16th wedding anniversary and Joe & I are heading out of town to celebrate…🍂 However before we leave I just had to share about my week… several friends had dropped by for a visit… to see our new home. 🍁 🍁 🍁 I had been so excited because these ladies were some of the first friends I had met when moving to the Oregon Coast… and the other visitor was a most … Read the full blog post →

“Celebrating Fall is in large part a celebration of coming home”– Marcia Hello, sweet friend… 🍁 How are you today? 🍁 My friends from the Plein-air group stopped by this week… 🍂 They came to see our new cottage… 🍁 🍂 🍁 🍂 🍁 🍁 and paint the gardens… 🍁 🍂 🍂 There’s a specialness about this time of year… Autumn… Something which draws me around the home… inviting me to gather… others… together… 🍁 🍁 🍂 bringing me much delight… Happy October…🍁 🍂 🍂

“Perform every act in life as if it were your last” – Marcus Aurelius Hello, sweet friend…how are you? 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ It’s late as I sit down to write today’s post …My very dear friends just left from a night of chatting…eating pizza…& playing cards… 🏃‍♂️ Ironically when I returned to work on my post…I noticed an email from another friend who mentioned she was going to be in the area in the morning and wondered if she might stop by… 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ That being said I decided to just share some pretty eye candy with you from a little … Read the full blog post →

“The heart wants what it wants.”Emily Dickenson Hello, sweet friend… This week marked two weeks since we moved into our 1927 Cape Cod home… a home I knew from the moment I walked through the doors… It would be the perfect place for sharing special times with family and friends. From the first glance I envisioned early morning walks in the neighborhood… meandering through my garden… Evenings spent in cozy rooms… a home where countless dreams and memories could be made… Yes this home…would be a perfect gathering place. That being said…and amongst the fact that I’m still sifting through … Read the full blog post →

“Home…a gathering place for family to join together in laughter. The one place you will always be surrounded by those who love you. A place or feeling of belonging.” -anonymous Hello, sweet friend… I am just returning from the premier of Downton Abbey any chance you too went to see it? I’m now reflecting on the question: “What makes a house a Home?” In many ways… homes embody how we live and see ourselves… spaces which evolve when we focus on what makes us happy… and then creating a place of comfort… enriching our lives in the process. Home is … Read the full blog post →

A house is built with walls and beams…A Home is made with love and dreams–anonymous 🏠 Hello, sweet friend… 🏠 It’s been quite a week… Labor Day had a different reality this year as we moved into a new neighborhood. The home that motivated such a quick decision or so it appeared… was a home I believe I fell in love with when we first moved to the Oregon coast. I remember driving the country roads through a small town passing this pretty storybook house. Looking back now… I can see that was when the spark was lit… bit by … Read the full blog post →

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”–Albert Camus Hello… I’ve just finished a walk and thought I’d share a few highlights from yesterday’s Fourth of July celebration. It’s an exceptionally quiet morning today…and perfectly timed for reflection of a glorious day. America the Beautiful… 🇺🇸 🧨 Living close to old town has many benefits.🌻 🧨 🇺🇸 🧨 🌻 🇺🇸 While the others were inside playing cards I took Cami outside for a quick walk. There was a band playing music by the marina. I noticed tourists were beginning to line up for the firework show… Hope you had … Read the full blog post →