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Hello lovelies, It’s been awhile since I have posted regularly, as I have been very busy behind the scenes the past four months updating my offerings and this website to reflect a new direction in my work. It’s partly the offerings themselves that are new, but also the approach. To be honest, it has always…

In the spirit of being more ‘open’ we spent two + days at a little cabin in the woods surrounded by quiet and snow. It was fairly primitive in that there was no plumbing or refrigeration; however we did have electric and plenty of propane heat, so we did stay toasty warm. It was quite…

Hello blogland … I have neglected you once again … a well learned lesson evident again … it just is not possible to do everything … and more than that; it is absolutely not possible to do everything well … so this little space has not seen me for some time … sadly this has…

Today was lovely sunny and warm … the first real spring like day we have had in a long time … it was so wonderful to open the windows and let the fresh invigorating spring air into the wanting spaces of winters hibernation … it does a world of good for the ones outlook :)…

Spring greetings… we have not a bud to be found yet in my part of the world, but with it almost April I thought spring greetings would be welcome. I have been seeing so many beautiful, inspiring florals on Pinterest and Instagram over the last few weeks that I thought I would do a little…

they live in houses all across the land .. wanting a slower pace of life .. a connection to those around them .. wanting the best for their children or those children of those they love and children of generations to come .. wanting tranquility and peace .. wanting to make simple memories .. share…

Three little words … words that we need to hear often … no matter who we are … I found this sweet little figurine at a thrift store on my way back from dropping my girl off at college after Christmas break. I was thinking a lot about her as I was looking around the…

Last week, on the tenth, I thought of ten ways I had embraced Intentional Simplicity for ten years … I had to think about it a bit, because when you do something for quite some time you may not realize it is actually intentional any more. However, this life is often enticing us – presenting…

A new year is upon us once again … new, fresh, open to possibility … new year, new you; they say … not sure who ‘they’ is, but the new year does seem to present a quantifiable ‘start over’ point. So I am curious, what plans do you have for the new year … not…

So it has been hazy, foggy and grey for days and today the sun has peeked out so I took some photos. Lots going on … picked up my girl on Monday, yesterday we found a little tree … well not so little, but not a lot left to choose from around town so we…