Monthly Archives: July 2014

#LittleThings

July 30, 2014 – 7:34 pm

Unexpected naps. Jacquard. Great coffee. Sharpie pens. Sriracha. The smell of coconut. Bird dresses. Football sunday. Texts. Good scotch. Wainscoting. Q-tips. The first signs of spring. Getting the photo on the first shot. The last piece of a puzzle. Jeans that fit perfectly. Shooting the moon. Giggles. Tennyson quotes. Elbow…

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Back On The Field. With A Vengeance. {Sponsored}

July 30, 2014 – 6:48 pm

Once upon a time my son Josh used to play soccer. He loved it.   Until he didn’t love it so much anymore. Fine, we thought, because he has moved on to his next exciting activity — hockey. He loved it. Until he didn’t love it so much anymore. Fine,…

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Double The Puzzles

July 27, 2014 – 8:00 pm

I don’t do puzzles just because I enjoy them, you know. No. I do them because I am a girl who comes from a long line of strong girls whose lives were cut too, too short by a stupid disease called Alzheimer’s and while I hope with all hope that…

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