until next time ~

hello my friends. i won't draw this post out, i will just say~ see you soon. it's been many, many years that i have been in this lovely space, and you all have been so kind to me. you have loved me like a daughter, embraced me like a sister, warmed me like the sun. and for that, i thank you.

for now it's time to take a break, to enjoy my baby turning 18, to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary, and to live life a bit louder. : ) and of course, visit you in your beautiful spaces. ; )

i haven't decided if i will blog in the near future or not, but if i do, i want you all to feel welcome to walk along, on my new journey. i will be here and there online, so i'm sure our paths will cross. palms clasped.

until next time my friends...
you are loved.

xoxo

the last few days ~

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the last few days were so needed
a bit of time for us grown-ups to get away
dessert was ordered
red wine was sipped
a walk in the cold
crisp air was taken
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i bought a simple sketch journal and chalks on the drive up
it felt good to have the chalk within my fingers again
art slows me down
it brings me back to a good place in life
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i am close to finishing "jane eyre"
{what a beautiful book}
i am turning the pages slowly
almost
not wanting it to end
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tonight is knitting
{while football in on in the background}
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it's dangerously cold tonight here in the midwest
please stay warm
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you are loved
xo

the map of love ~

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“Is it that happy stretch of time when the lovers set to chronicling their passion.
When no glance, no tone of voice is so fleeting but it shines with significance.
When each moment, each perception is brought out with care,
unfolded like a precious gem from its layers of the softest tissue paper
and laid in front of the beloved -turned this way and that, examined, considered.”

ahdaf soueif

"the map of love"
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it's been quiet around here
but
there is love
and
when there is love
all is just fine
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xoxo

here's to the weekend ~