by Robin | Jul 15, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Chattanooga, Family, Food and Drink, Personal, Photos
What better way to assure a steady rain than to wash your car forget your umbrella make plans to go to the lake with friends? In the South, scattered showers are typical; all-day lingering rain is not. Sunday, bags brimming with all manner of picnic and...
by Robin | Jul 11, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Beach, Blog Carnivals, Favorite things, God's Country, Kiawah Island, Personal, Photos, Poetry
Inspired by the picture below, I offer you a song for this week’s edition of Friday’s 40-or-less Photo Challenge. {Sung to the tune of "Oh, Where Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone"} Oh, where, oh, where have our bike riders gone?They’re such...
by Robin | Jun 3, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Kids, Personal, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
There’s an easy wonder in his eyes when he’s at play, unaware of the world around him. Cloaked instead in imagination and delight in the ordinary, his countenance reveals what he’s unwilling to say, mischievous eyes radiating sunbeams of delight. I...
by Robin | May 29, 2008 | Family, Kids, Memoir, Mom stuff, Personal
Sometimes–but only sometimes–I wish I could freeze time. Mostly those super-power wishes come when my babies are crossing a threshhold–first smiles and first steps, learning to read and learning to write, beginning pre-school or elementary or middle...
by Robin | Feb 12, 2008 | Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Great ideas!, Nostalgia, Party, Personal, Photos, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
Each year’s party, at least in most recent years, begins with Noni reading this passage~ “When did you last have a tea party? When was the last time you enjoyed a cup of tea with someone you cared about? Isn’t it time you did again? ...