by Robin | Apr 23, 2012 | Beach, Nature, Photos
…and she's the one that got away. April, 2012. Near Regensburg, Bavaria, in a centuries-old park. Ellie and Walter were kind enough to share details of their visit there in words and pictures. Walter captured a...
by Robin | Sep 9, 2011 | (in)courage, Beach
I'm soaking in the sun and bathing in inspiration– {l-r Bonnie, Lisa, Holley, me, Stephanie, Lisa Jo, Nester, Sarah, Lysa, Deidra, Dawn, Jen, Emily, Ann, Sally} I'm just sad Mary, Kristen W., Kristen S., Jessica, Melissa, Heather, and Tsh hadn't made...
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 | Mar 19, 2011 | Beach, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Friends, friendship, Personal, Travel
Thirteen is their lucky number. For 13 years the guy in the blue and the guy in the black have been roughing it on an annual golf outting, traipsing up and down a trail pioneered by some joker named Robert Trent Jones; the other two characters have tagged along most...
by Robin | Nov 21, 2010 | Beach, Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Kiawah Island, Nature, On the farm, Photos
THANK YOU to everyone who chimed in in comments or on Twitter; I decided to go with the first picture based on your input and because the warm colors remind me of the cool season. :) This week's challenge for Secret Agent Mama's "Picture it Outside...
by Robin | Sep 23, 2010 | (in)courage, Beach, Blogging, friendship, Personal, Travel
All {in} the family, All {in} the family, I love this picture: (l-r, Annie, Holley, me & Jessica) Maybe we're all smiles because we're barefoot and relaxed, but mostly it captures a moment in time when our smiles could only...