Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Took the week off work - the captions (and images - tell the tale) - well, except for the Thanksgiving meals that we had on Tuesday night and Thursday since I never took my phone out for those. Assume family gatherings and turkey consumed 🙂 Run #1 on Tuesday on the 56 trail - 5... Continue Reading →
I toyed with the idea of putting off the outdoor decorating until next weekend given that Thanksgiving was SO early this year. But then, I saw that there is a first winter rain storm predicted to arrive next weekend - and this weekend was gorgeous. Warm even in the middle of the day. So after... Continue Reading →
The photo above is my first attempt at using the panorama photo function on the iPhone. This was taken Thanksgiving morning. Go ahead and hate me because yes, I live in paradise, I know! The girls and I went for a run at Torrey Pines. Ok, actually, the text I received went like this: "Up... Continue Reading →
I've determined (ok, perhaps my body determined) that I can no longer deny the existence of the cold that has been trying to take hold since last week. I am now officially snuffly & coughy & generally cloudy headed & feeling icky and I will most likely whine about these things for a few days... Continue Reading →
...not a creature was stirring.... wait..wait...wrong holiday. I gotta say though, it kinda feels like that other holiday-eve. The house is pretty clean. There are a few lights around the windows. There's food filling the fridge ready to be roasted/tossed together/crock potted: Those are fresh, chopped green beans above the turkey - ready... Continue Reading →
I know, I know - it's not even Thanksgiving yet! But...it's dark when I get home now. And I am hosting Turkey Day this year and I want the house to look festive and nothing says festive like LIGHTS! Besides, Alex will be gone at Christmas this year so this is the bigger family event... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 