Spring is my favorite season, but fall comes in for a close second. I find myself during this time of year gasping and looking and generally reveling in the gorgeous foliage. When the sun hits it at just the right moment, it gives me an Anne Shirley-esque ache. I've remarked before that it's possibly not safe for me to drive in the throes of autumn because I just want to LOOK. The bittersweet side of fall is that I know winter is just around the ... Read the Post...
I’ll miss this
I remember when my children were small, a phrase I heard a lot was, "Cherish these moments. They don't last long," or something similar. Now, I have heard lots of moms say they resent hearing this. "I'm tired," they say. "I just can't hold on to those moments. I have to be a mom." I understand frustration with the phrase, but I always listened. Because the moms saying it had been in my place before. They had been in the midst of dirty diapers, ... Read the Post...
Rambling thoughts about libraries and old books
Remember when libraries were full of old books alongside the new ones? And older ones had been read so often that they started to fall apart so they were rebound? I miss those days. As a person who loves books, I don't only like reading them (although that is admittedly the best part about them), I like picking them up, smelling them (ok, so I'm a little weird), and thinking about their history. Who read it before me? Did they love it? How many ... Read the Post...
Fall, leggings, and apple crisp
This post contains affiliate links. More information here. My favorite season is spring, but there is something special about fall. I love how I can start pulling out sweaters and leggings no longer make my legs feel like puddles of sweat under plastic cling wrap. (I live in skirts in the summer. Easy, breezy, beautiful.) I only own one really good pair of leggings (Spanx jeggings, sans pockets) and another two pair that are ... Read the Post...
