First, it’s been a month since I posted because I got stuck on posting one specific post that I’ve been working on for, like.. ever. It’s a hard post so I’ve been struggling to complete it and for some reason, I couldn’t move past it without finishing. However, when I saw today’s prompt: Unravel, I …
everything lovely & good
As of this post we are still 18 days, 13 hours, and 28 minutes until the Spring Equinox and due to the unseasonable weather this sweet little bud is already making an appearance! We moved into our new home at the end of September last year so we have yet to witness the green season. …
The only time I ever received a cheesy, heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day was 15 years ago.
Last year Jennifer and I decided that 2016 was going to be the year we purchased our first home. We prequalified in late March and then started our search in early June. The market was really tough for us to navigate. Homes that we liked/placed offers on were getting scooped up right up; low inventory …
It seems like we just blinked and then our dog was old. Really. I mean she’s been slower for some time and gray around the muzzle and sleepier than usual but it seems like all of the sudden, in a literal blink of an eye her age caught up with her. A few nights ago …
It’s about 5:30 am the morning after Christmas and I’m sitting in the Daddy chair watching Hard Time on Nat Geo. There is a cat (Squirrel) on my left and the Christmas Tree is on and illuminating yesterday’s loot. The seedy carnage of a catnip toy is making me cringe spread thinly all over the …
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love. -Washington Irving. Lucy was born just north of the intersection of Main & Lowell streets in Manchester, …
Yesterday, a few moments into dinner I took a deep breath, centered myself and told Jennifer that I was so grateful for a quiet holiday. In thirty-five years I have experienced my fair share of stressful 10+ family and friend holidays. I’ve cooked 12 birds, eaten at Denny’s for the holiday, spent it on the …
If 2012 was a pretty good year than 2013 really was amazing. It could also be aptly described by my blogs namesake: Simply Abundant.
everything lovely & good 