by Robin | Jun 6, 2011 | Beauty, Favorite things, Life Philosophy, Nature, Personal
Finding a four-leaf clover confers an odd sense of accomplishment to me. Its quad of verdant hearts enchants my own. Imagine the delight, then, when along a sizzling 3 1/2-mile power walk I discover not one but an entire elfin bouquet– Seven four-leaf...
by Robin | Jun 6, 2011 | Beach, Beauty, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, One Thousand Gifts, Travel
I feel like there's something wrong with me; the premise of Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts is so…well…me. It's my nature to be grateful for simple things, to notice the beauty of the ordinary and every day. But I can't seem to...
by Robin | Jun 4, 2011 | Beauty, Inspiring, Nature, Photos
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ~ William Shakespeare Words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.~ Lord Byron In the sweetness of friendship let...
by Robin | May 31, 2011 | Beauty, Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Nostalgia, Personal
"I was too embarrassed to tell them my answer," she said out of the blue. I think it was conversation over a pile of laundry. Her youth leader had one of those books written to break ice and force people to reveal little known facts about themselves,...
by Robin | May 23, 2011 | Animals, Beauty, Chattanooga, Favorite things, Inspiring, Kids, Life Philosophy, Nature, Nostalgia, Personal, Simplicity
I was an eight-year old fortune hunter; I knew exactly where to find buried treasure– Along the monkey grass-lined sidewalk to our apartment's playground and under every rock in my grandmother's back yard. Shelled magic. Pillbugs....
by Robin | May 21, 2011 | Beauty, Connect ~ Community by Therapon
She hasn’t been featured in a TV movie or show in over ten years nor appeared in film in a substantive role in over 20, yet at her death Elizabeth Taylor remains one of Hollywood’s most recognizable movie stars of all time. Hear her name and you think the Golden Age...