HAPPY #FISTBUMPFRIDAY Do you remember {in the before times} when I used to do a little something called #FistBumpFriday? I didn’t start it, but I certainly had fun with it. It was a way for us to share a bit of happiness in a world that seemed full of everything […]
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Hey, y’all, hey! I hope you had a relaxing holiday weekend. We did. The Hubs and I went to Mississippi to visit my family. I didn’t take many pictures, but you can see the few that I did take on Instagram. Mostly, this trip was about making sure my parents […]
Nikon D850 | 50mm | f/1.8 | 1/1600 | ISO 400 “The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don’t belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point of separation.” – Susan Meiselas When The Hubs gave me my first camera years ago, I […]
Hi. It’s so appropriate that I’m writing a post about organization on the morning that it’s due even though I’ve had moooooonths of notice. sigh I just can’t seem to get my blogging life together. Especially now. We’re on our summer schedule at work {4 ten-hour days}, so by the […]
Hi. I hope you all are doing well. Things have been a little hectic over here. We went straight from one accreditation visit at my college to a new accreditation application to graduation prep, with graduation on Saturday. Y’all, I’m physically and emotionally exhausted. Fortunately, I did get a chance […]
I’m screaming HAPPY BIRTHDAY to fellow blogger, Ada from Elegance and Mommyhood! Y’all, it has been so long since I’ve attended a party. Even before COVID… I’m really quite shy and will accept invitations and then bail at the last minute. So, thank goodness for virtual parties, am I right? […]
The Hubs and I celebrated our 26th anniversary on 11 March. Yes, we got married the day after my birthday. What was I thinking? I don’t really have a story about how we met because it’s one of those stories that is best heard rather than written. And it has […]
Nikon D7500 + 50mm f/1.8G @ 50mm, ISO 800, 1/125, f/1.8 At the beginning of the year, I’d planned to make a self portrait on the 10th of each month to recognize my birthday. As with most of my projects, this one kinda flittered away. I started making images of […]
ABOUT WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes? Over the next few months, a group of seven bloggers will be sharing their work […]
Hi, I know I’m late to the linkup. That seems to be a trend with me when it comes to linkups. One of the reasons I wanted to join this linkup is because I wanted to do something other than style posts. I enjoy the style posts, but I’d like […]
I made the image above many years ago… The Hubs and I were touring an historic home and these sweet little mules and robe were laid out on this vintage fainting sofa and I nearly swooned. One of my favorite Harlem Renaissance novelists is Nella Larsen. NPR has a whole […]
I’ve been thinking about the year 2020 a lot. And, like many people, I’m guilty of just blanketing all of 2020 with negativity, when – in fact – this is not true. Yes, there have been some disappointments and I’ve shed more than a few tears this year, but I’ve […]
THE THEME One of the primary reasons we wanted to move to Louisiana was so that we could be close to our grandchildren and centrally located to our other kids. We wanted our house to be the gathering place. So we bought a home with 4 bedroom house with plenty […]