Random Thoughts From My Simple Life
I’m not sure who created the cover image for this post, but it made me laugh when I saw it. It’s all too true, I’m afraid! Since I’m still busy stitching on gift projects I’m not ready to share (and because I find creating these “mix” posts enjoyable), I’m continuing to share highlights of my …
July vanished into thin air. I’m not at all sure where it went. I filled it with quite a few audiobooks, though, so July must have lasted longer than it seemed. This month’s PSA: I dream of a day when books will no longer be banned. In the meantime, every teen in the U.S. can …
The second formal garden we visited during our early June trip to San Francisco was the Conservatory of Flowers. Like the Japanese Tea Garden, the Conservatory is located within Golden Gate Park. I’ve always loved the delicate beauty of conservatory buildings, and this one was no exception. Although the interior space is not especially large, …
Although I’d planned on posting our San Francisco adventures in chronological order, I’ve made a different decision. This week and next, I’ll focus on two of the three formal gardens we visited inside Golden Gate Park. When I return to my San Francisco chronicles in August – after my regular reading and stitching posts at …
In early June, we enjoyed a wonderful family vacation in San Francisco. My daughter, Emily, flew into SF from her home in Taiwan. My son, Bradley, drove up to Knoxville, TN from his home in Florida so he could fly with Watt and me out to California to join her. We had five full days …
I didn’t do much stitching in June (due to a family vacation), and much of what I did stitch will be gifts (so no spoilers until they’ve been given), which has left me short on cross stitch project updates to share. What I do have a lot of this time of year, though, are pictures. …
June was a busy month that included a wonderful family vacation in California (to be covered in future posts), but I still got through quite a few stories. Here’s what I read in June. NOTE: All quoted descriptions are courtesy of bookshop.org, a wonderful way to buy books that supports independent bookstores instead of billionaires, though …
I decided to give myself a blogging vacation for most of June by scheduling posts in advance. Although I shared a lot of beautiful spring butterflies at the end of May, I discovered a few more in the weeks after I published that post. I also took new pictures of previously-shared favorites. Once the butterfly …
It’s been a few weeks since my first post about the moths I’ve been finding this spring. During that time, I’ve continued to find new moths nearly every day. I’m excited by the variety because I know a diverse and abundant moth population means a healthier local ecosystem. When I posted Moths (Part 1), I …
I’ve spent a lot of time working outdoors since my last stitching update, so my needle has been somewhat neglected. I typically reserve an hour each evening to pick up a project, but many evenings I’ve found myself too tired to stitch. Still, I never give up on my favorite hobby completely, so I do …