Monthly Archives: April 2011

Little Things to be Largely Happy about.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” -L.M. Montgomery ~

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Absorb.

Do you ever need a reminder? To slow down, take it in. Chase that piece of blue sky. Walk barefoot on a rocky shore. Make the effort to create memories. Face the sun. Breathe in the salt air. Appreciate New England. Anticipate summer. Spend time with friends. Friends. That’s the best part. ~ Newport in...

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Joel.

He makes me laugh, and roll my eyes. He gets called a goober at least once a day. He’s growing up, and I find myself writing about him less, for fear of embarrassing him here. He came home from school one day and said some of his friends were asking him “about my skim board....

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Dream Boy.

~ “SO MANY WORLDS, SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE DONE, SUCH THINGS TO BE.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson I love our boy and the look he gets in his eyes when he’s dreaming. Oh, and I kinda’ like his eyelashes, too. Connor. 8 years old. Love.

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If.

The soil feels slightly cold in my hands, its tactile grit abrasive and welcome. I smile. I had forgotten how much it mattered, how much I have been missing and longing for this. How much I needed to be here, kneeling in the grass, feeling the sun warm my shoulders. I had forgotten that being...

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