Celebrating the change of season

Celebrating the change of season

Here we are approaching another change of season. In the United States, we just passed Labor Day, which is the unofficial beginning of autumn. And in case there was any question in my mind, Labor Day brought a sudden drop in temperature where I live. Autumn is truly in the air. I’ve always found the…

Fall 2021 bucket list – update 2

Fall 2021 bucket list – update 2

Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” ~Lauren DeStefano We are two months into fall, and you can feel winter waiting in the wings. In my mind, Thanksgiving is the last hurrah of…

Fall 2021 bucket list

Fall 2021 bucket list

October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month. ~Henry Beecher Ward I love the changing seasons…feel blessed to live in a place where we experience all four…though winter sometimes makes me question that. Still, if I were to choose a favorite season it…

Bucket lists: final summer report and fall unveiling

Bucket lists: final summer report and fall unveiling

With all these lovely tokens of September days are here, with summers best of weather and the autumns best of cheer.” ~Helen Hunt Jackson We have truly and officially come to the end of summer…here in the Northern Hemisphere at least. And that means it is time to share the final results of our Summer…

Summer bucket list: 60 before 60 style – update 2

Summer bucket list: 60 before 60 style – update 2

The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn,…

Summer bucket list: 60 before 60 style – update 1

Summer bucket list: 60 before 60 style – update 1

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. ~Sam Keen Here we are a month into summer. The weather has been so hot in our neck of the woods, it’s hard to believe it is not yet “deep summer.” I hope it doesn’t get much warmer…I may  melt. Regardless, it is time to check in on…

Summer bucket list: 60 before 60

Summer bucket list: 60 before 60

Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. Al Bernstein Summer is truly and officially here, and with it my Summer Bucket List. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60 Challenge in the year leading up to my 60th birthday and that the challenge would take the place of…

Spring bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 2

Spring bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 2

Live life in full bloom. Elizabeth Murray We’re two months into spring, life is in full bloom…and it’s time to share an update on our Spring Bucket Lists, or in my case, an update on my 60 before 60 Challenge. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60 Challenge in the year…

Spring bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 1

Spring bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 1

Where flowers bloom so does hope. Lady Bird Johnson We are one month into spring, flowers are blooming, hope abounds…and it’s time to share an update on our Spring Bucket Lists, or in my case, an update on my 60 before 60 Challenge. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60…

Spring bucket list: 60 before 60

Spring bucket list: 60 before 60

The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing. S. Brown Spring is here, which means my heart is singing…and it’s time to share our Spring Bucket Lists, or in my case, an update on my 60 before 60 Challenge. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60 Challenge in the…