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Farwell to NaBloPoMo + Top Five/Bottom Five Christmas Songs

I can’t believe this is the last day of November. Where did the time go?

Thank you to everyone who showed up in my little corner of the internet during NaBloPoMo and thank you…

Blogging, Christmas, Holidays, NaBloPoMo, Top Five/Bottom Five
Nov, 30, 2023
54 Comments

I Don’t Have to Write A Newsletter (Or, Good Things I Will Not Be Doing This Christmas)

I don’t have to write an annual newsletter. Never mind the fact that I’ve written an annual newsletter to go out with our Christmas cards for well over a decade. Tradition does not mean…

Christmas, Holidays, Mental Health, Minimalism, NaBloPoMo, Time Management
Nov, 21, 2023
50 Comments

They Are Now A Part Of Us

I wrote and posted this essay last November, but wanted to publish it again today lest we forget the price paid, the lives lost, and the continued sacrifice of so many.

My grandfather, Ellis, served…

Halloween Flashbacks: Costumes From Years Gone By

Happy Halloween, friends. You know I’m a bit of a “Scrooge” when it comes to this annual event; aside from the free candy, I didn’t much enjoy Halloween as a child, and I tend…

Top Five/Bottom Five: Halloween Treat Edition

I had a post ready and scheduled for today all about…spellcheck. Snooze, right? Don’t worry, I’ll file it away for a rainy day (or NaBloPoMo when I need a lot of fodder).

Last night…

Friendship, Halloween, Holidays, Top Five/Bottom Five
Oct, 26, 2023
53 Comments

Saturday Bonus <> Five Things

1 | We went to a lighthouse earlier today! This was our third trip to Terence Bay – a quaint little light off the beaten path. We had the lighthouse and surrounding shoreline to…

Blogging, Holidays, Lighthouses, Nova Scotia
Oct, 14, 2023
23 Comments