Author Archives: She Blogs

Today’s Mantra: It’s a choice and I choose kindness.

ShareAlthough by social standards I am considered “middle-aged”, I feel far from wise.  There are still many things I just plain don’t understand and will likely never understand -like being unkind just for the sake of being unkind. Actually, I hope … Continue reading

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I’m just sayin’… or rather my mug is

Share I love tea, hot or cold -but especially hot- the taste, the smell, the act of drinking it, the comforting warmth of it, going to a tea house on my birthday every year with my mom, tea mugs, cups, … Continue reading

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Seeing Green

ShareDuring my twenties, someone asked me why I always wore black, gray or white to work. I don’t remember what my response was, but my forty-something self thinks it had to do with wanting to blend in and not be … Continue reading

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Today’s Mantra: Let go of the sun at the day’s end

ShareSometimes looking at a sunset as beautiful as this can make me sad.  Strange, right?  It may be because I am dreading the next day and what it will bring or it may be because the present day is so perfect I … Continue reading

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It’s a good thing socks come in pairs

Share In my opinion, one of the greatest things about knitting is the ability to rip back and fix your mistakes. You know, the quintessential do over.  Oops, I dropped a stitch!  No worries, I’ll just unknit until I reach … Continue reading

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Today’s Mantra: Adjusting My Focus

ShareLetters make up words. Words come together to form sentences. Sentences create paragraphs. Paragraphs fill chapters. Chapters fill books. Books help us learn, escape, cope, dream and attempt to make sense of things. Sometimes, if we are lucky enough to … Continue reading

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Things are growin’ at Moreland!

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Our Legacy Tree

ShareFor our fifteenth wedding anniversary, we decided to plant a tree, a Legacy Sugar Maple to be exact. It was love at first sight…the husband and the tree. Couple of quick pictures.

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This One Time at Knit Camp…Day 3

ShareDay Three at Squam Art Workshops was quite a day.  Basically, it was fabulous! It’s hard to put into words all the joy, fun and happiness that was squeezed into this one day, my birthday.  I’ll give it a try, but … Continue reading

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This One Time at Knit Camp…Day 2

ShareThe First Day of Class at SAW My night’s sleep before our first day of classes at SAW (Squam Art Workshops) was a bit fitful. Although the strong breeze off the lake made for much cooler temperatures at night than the day’s … Continue reading

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