Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
My gratitude was baked up in a loaf of bread today. That’s not unusual for me. I love to bake bread for my family. While my baking schedule has ebbed and flowed during my adult years, I am back to baking fresh bread for my Read More
I found my gratitude out in the sunshine today. It was a beautiful day, much nicer than we have any right to expect here in New England this time of year. It felt more like May than March. I made sure to enjoy what I Read More
My gratitude was easy to find today. She was standing right in front of me, directly behind me, or right on top of my feet. This morning, she started out snuggled up on the couch with me. I had heard people refer to their dogs Read More
My gratitude was illuminated in sunlight today. I was grateful for daylight. I know that many people dislike this week following the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Sure, I could do without losing an hour of sleep early Sunday morning, but I’ll gladly accept it Read More
I found my gratitude in myself today. I should probably look for gratitude there more often, but I tend to focus on the things around me instead. Actively seeking out gratitude is a practice, something you have to choose to continue to work at. I Read More
My gratitude was baked up into a cookie today. I did the baking. The cookie taught me a lesson. The lesson was something that I already knew, but I was reminded of it today. It might not have been a new lesson, but it was Read More
Gratitude blew into my day today in a place where I didn’t expect it. I certainly wasn’t looking for it. Yet I found it anyway. It was cold and blustery here today. We had a wind advisory and the conditions were unpleasant to say the Read More
Gratitude was hiding in plain sight today, in the sunshine streaming in the window onto my table in the studio. It was wrapped up in a cute little bunny nestled inside an Easter basket while I was taking photos. I couldn’t help but smile when Read More
Gratitude was waiting for me in a photo today. It’s a photo I took years ago, through the lens of a DSLR camera that stopped working not long after. This photo might not be new, but it brought me a fresh dose of gratitude today Read More
It was a warm sunny day here, so I found my gratitude outside in nature. I was having a day that felt overwhelming from every angle. For every step I took forward, it seemed that I was losing ground. Do you know that feeling? I Read More
I found my gratitude in daydreaming while working today. I was taking photos of spring fabrics and using these knitted carrots I made several years ago. The scene was full of happy colors and bright promise of spring. They made me smile just to look Read More
I found my gratitude in nature today. That’s a fairly common place for me to find gratitude. It’s also the place where I find peace and a way to center myself when the world around me seems to be spinning just a bit too quickly. Read More