Waterways and rivers have always called to me. I grew up watching the DeGray State Park dam being built in Arkansas. It was a magical thing as a child to see the land transform into a large lake. To see the big equipment, people and hardhats in such a vast space was awing to a…
When Plans on Paper Begin to Materialize in the Garden
Do you love blooming things? I love flowers and fruit and all the work of blooming things in the garden. Blooming things say to me there’s a harvest coming. The beauty of flowers brings delight to my heart, whether it’s giving, arranging at home, or seeing them outside our cottage When we moved to the…
DIY Projects: Our Reality Versus Media TV
We are surely beginning our third summer in Redbird Cottage in July. That means that we have done the majority of hard things, e.g. wiring, a new roof, floor joists,new windows, new doors, new plumbing, fresh hardie board siding and walls. Yes, remember, we moved in without floors you could walk on in three rooms…
Sunday Morning Moments
Sunday mornings are a favorite time of the week for me. It’s a slower pace than most mornings and somehow Sunday invites luxurious choices…quieter early morning walks in the garden, savouring coffee a moment longer, dressing a bit more carefully for worship, or if worshipping at home, choosing a favorite outfit for the day. In…
Traveling Backroads Relaxes Me
Do you love to escape to the outdoors? It’s a direct path to refreshing my soul. I grew up in rural places and that meant there were stories to see everywhere. In my new home state there are new stories to learn as I drive. Stories of native hearts who trodded hundreds of brutal miles…
What Dinner Means to Me
Early Years Growing up in rural Arkansas, there were three things I could set the clocks by at home long before I understood time on a clock. Breakfast, lunch and dinner meals divided my days. Family meals were a daily part of our home life. My father, a country doctor, sat with us for three…
Creating Compact Workspace
Does your home support your needs? One of the choices we faced when downsizing was the reality of much less space to support our lives inside the cottage. We had consistently downsized from a family home Then to our more modern new home when we first arrived in Oklahoma To our little cottage, which is…
Beginning a New Garden
Have you moved to a new space? Three years ago we moved to our small acreage and began all new growing spaces. . We have several sunny spots, but there had been no garden areas. We are novices at gardening but we love learning. It delights me to watch it grow. To cook with food…
Where the road leads you
My life has many journeys. A high creative who is high energy married to a Feller who has lived all over the world in war zones lends itself to living in the moment where ever you are. Each of us has ways of living that feed our soul. What is yours? Mine is about finding…
