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Top 2017 Reads

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 ~ Caroline ~ 3 Comments

Last year, my only resolution was to reclaim a sliver of my pre-motherhood literary life and read more... or, at all. And I actually did! I gave myself permission to stick to page-turners -- books begging to be picked up even for just 20 minutes during nap time and compelling enough to keep me up … Continue reading Top 2017 Reads

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One small bundle from the huge armload of blooms Ryan brought in… the whole house smells like lilacs and rain! Spring feels like a surprise every time.
Can’t even handle the wisteria this year! ✨
Woke up to this Mother’s Day gift basket yesterday… half a dozen new poppies (my favorite). I can’t wait to find a spot for them in the garden this afternoon!
Hugh turned 6 yesterday and, after several pandemic years of sweet little family dinners or bowling, we had his first big birthday party! When I tucked him in, he said, “I can’t believe how many people care about me!” ❤️
An hour in the upper garden after work… plenty to do!
This feathery Royal Star magnolia is the first tree to flower in the spring, and her petals are already beginning to carpet the path… the garden is about to take off, and there’s so much to do!

“You’re going to feel like hell if you wake up someday and you never wrote the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart: your stories, memories, visions and songs — your truth, your version of things — in your own voice. That’s really all you have to offer us…”

— Anne Lamott

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