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The Divine Picking of the Raspberries

by Robin | Jul 25, 2011 | Family, Favorite things, Mothers and daughters, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos

When I close my eyes, for seconds we are Thelma and Louise rounding treacherous mountain curves but not running from anything or to anything, just two girls on the go. Sisters. Truth is, the curves are more beautiful than treacherous, and the only approximation to...

Sweet life

by Robin | Sep 3, 2010 | Favorite things, Food and Drink, friendship, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Personal, Photos

Have you had a moment this summer where you stopped to savor the sweetness of life? Take a minute to think about it…. When asked, I suddenly felt rich because not one, not two, but three sweetly, savorable summer moments immediately came to mind! A...

A Mid-Summer night’s…wonder

by Robin | Jul 29, 2010 | Faith, Family, Favorite things, Field Trip, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Science, Southern, y'all, Teens & Tweens, Weather

"Come on, Mom, we're going on a field trip." It was after 11:00 and I had just gotten up from bed to start the laundry load forgotten earlier, aggravated at myself but knowing she needed "that" shirt and "those" shorts by 7:00 a.m....