Winter Archives - Robin Dance

Christmas Tree Toppers – Does Yours Come With a Story? (Angel, Star, Bow – DO Tell!)

by Robin | Dec 18, 2015 | Affiliate links used, Christmas, Memoir, Mothers and daughters, Nostalgia, Personal, Uncategorized, Winter

I waited a long, long while to find her, but the moment I saw her, I knew she was the one. There was never any question about what I wanted to top our Christmas tree; not a bow or a star or but an angel. That decision was forged by the time I was five, my...

CAPTION THIS! {a Notes From A Blue Bike GIVEAWAY!}

by Robin | Jan 29, 2014 | Favorite things, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Personal, SNOW, Winter, Women

My friend LeAna dubbed this little jump of mine “The Robin” and I loved it when she’d send pictures of herself (or her son) duplicating the move while living in Europe. Come to think of it, living abroad must bring that out; I only do TheRobin when...

Winter’s lament

by Robin | Jan 6, 2014 | Parenting, Personal, Poetry, Uncategorized, Winter

Winter’s Lament Four snowflakes sailed passed my window a horizontal glide a finger to gravity wind’s revelation. tiny misguided flurry losing its way leaving their pack choosing a less-traveled path. so easy to count too easy to count a tease a taunt a...

A visit to the Austrian Alps (and no wonder Julie Andrews burst into song!)

by Robin | Mar 23, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Europe, Travel, Winter

Angry splotches of purple with irregular, banana-esque edge, my three week-old bruises confirm what I hate to admit: snow skiing ain't my thing. But it's how my husband wanted to celebrate his birthday, so off to the Austrian Alps we went. ...

Just when I thought I knew everything about him…

by Robin | Feb 15, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Weather, Winter

In November, my husband and I will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, which makes a recent revelation about him all the more surprising: He's very German and must've been switched at birth unbeknownst to his mother, father or an entire hospital staff in...

Scents and sensibilities (& travel advice for moms of babies & a surprise giveaway!!)

by Robin | Dec 29, 2011 | Christmas, Vicks VapoRub Bloggers, Winter

A thousand years ago ~ or so it seems ~ I was anticipating The Best Christmas Ever, the first one with our first-born daughter. Though she was only four months old, Christmas was magical again, something that was missing without children around. I...