Making Home


Year of the Fallowed Field

Year of the Fallowed Field

This year I am preparing my heart, my home, and my body for a significant milestone birthday in my life. I don't recall the last time I thought so much about a birthday, especially one year in advance.

First things first

First things first

I am soaking in our safe return to the peninsula and our good fortune to live in this home right now. I am reveling in everyone under one roof again.

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

If we don't live one day at a time we will be overcome with all that must be done and lose the focus and energy we need to do the things that are within our power right now.

Messy Weekends ~ The freedom of letting go

Messy Weekends ~ The freedom of letting go

Sometimes the only way to lose our controlling tendencies is to step outside our comfort zone. And then do it again. And again. And again.

Wherever you are, be there (and dream about where you want to be next)

Wherever you are, be there (and dream about where you want to be next)

In the hubbub and emotional tumult of today, I need to remind myself this is the life I dreamed about living.

We're Goin' to the Country

We're Goin' to the Country

In seventeen years of marriage Damien and I have lived in eleven homes. Out of all the places we've lived in our married life, this home has been the most charming.

Women in the Wild ~ Book Reviews

Women in the Wild ~ Book Reviews

These are the stories of wives, mothers, and homemakers. Thirties-somethings and middle-aged women who have known adventures beyond the wanderings of the youth and have not let their attachment to home and hearth, nor their doubts about their physical abilities, stop their adventures and outdoor pursuits.