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Happy May, dear friends!! Oh the bursting of colors everywhere makes me so happy! The last month has been so full of lovely days that I’m practically bursting into color myself. The kids and I spent a week of their spring holidays in Italy. (Be still my heart!) Then we came back to snow and …
Happy Spring Friends!! Daffodils are creeping up all over Aberdeen. The shops are full of bright blossoms. The sun is hanging around longer and longer. Soon there will be fields of yellow. I am a big fan of spring! The coming of a new season and the resurrection of life out of the darkness of winter reminds …
Bonjour Mes Amis! I have have just returned from Paris where I spent the week with my mom and sister eating ALL THE THINGS. I am still full. Full of gorgeous pastries. Full of rich sauces. Full of new experiences. Now my mom and I are back in Scotland, where we are taking long walks …
Happy Month Full Of Love!! February is a month of showing big love to all the people in my life, not just Taido. (Though I love him the most.) This month I am trying to send more letters and emails and texts that are FULL of LOVE. Join me…it’s SUCH a good way to use …
Happy New Year, friends!! The sun came out today for the first time since Christmas. It was short-lived but glorious after days and days of rain. I walked one of my usual routes near the River Don just to see how much of it was flooded. Our little pedestrian bridge was closed because the water …
Happy December Y’all! Already this week, we have put up our tree and covered it with new silver-spray painted salt dough ornaments. They are the easiest + happiest Christmas craft ever. Do it this weekend and you’ll have big smiles, I promise. Last night, I introduced 30 sweet gals to the joys (and the mess) of …
Happy Thanksgiving Friends! (That’s me waving to you from across the pond!) Since I am not cooking a turkey or even baking making Grandmother’s rolls today, I thought I would take a few minutes to share a collection of the thoughts of my heart from the past week or so. Because I am just a …
I shared a whole bunch of autumn photos earlier this week, but maybe my favorite is this one of Simon being so super happy to see his big brother. We skipped school last week to pop over and see Cole at camp. It was the highlight of Simon’s week for sures. October was a busy month …
Hi friends, Happy October to You! We’ve had a gorgeous month full of walks that I’ll be highlighting in photos next week, but now that it’s the weekend, I’m baking pumpkin bread and listening to the Pitch Perfect soundtrack on repeat. Here are a few links I’m loving lately: A highlight of this month was …
This time of year always feels more like New Year’s to me than January 1st. I think it has to do with how many new beginnings happen around the end of August and beginning of September. We’ve had a lot of those in the last month. I dropped Cole off at a camp in the Highlands …
Friends! Are you asking yourself how it could possibly already be August? Yes, me too! I quickly chronicled our July wanderings for my last two posts, because I knew that I was holding onto quiet days in August for opening up the treasure box that is my memories of The Camino de Santiago in June. …
It’s been rainy and cold in Aberdeen for days. Like, how can it even be summer? I turned my heat back on a couple of days ago. Simon and I have been building fires in the backyard while my family sends me whiny texts about the heat in Arkansas. Cray. The highlight of our week …
Just popping in with a quick HELLO! from the Camino. How are you! Are you loving our silly videos? We’re loving making them. Here are a few links I’ve been collecting lately: A friend from back home sent me this link to a blog of a gal who’s walking the full Camino this month …
Y’all, I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t shed some tears this week at my mama’s departure. Saying goodbye is not my favorite. But we had SUCH an amazing visit together. In addition to lots of fun around Aberdeen, we made a little trip to Berwick-Upon-Tweed and York. Thankfully, I …
Happy Friday! My mama is here in Scotland this month! It’s SUCH a joy to have her here and we are soaking up all the spring sunshine, going for lots of walks. And drinking lots of tea, of course. This weekend we’re off on a little train journey to stay in some lovely youth hostels …
These two photos perfectly illustrate the contrasting days of weather we’ve been having in Scotland this month. Although, the clear, clear blue sky days are pretty rare. Most days definitely look more like this photo. Still though, I flipped the calendar to April this week and am happy to be progressing towards longer days. Plus …
How’s your week been, folks? We’re excited to be officially in spring. Even though the temperatures are not dramatically warmer, there is a noticeable difference in the landscape. Daffodils are starting to bloom and hyacinths are pushing up from the ground. I love this time of year. Only two more weeks of school for our …
Hello friends, What have you been up to this month? This weekend we are saying goodbye to February with an ice skating outing. And on Monday, I’ll be saying Hello to March with a trip to Malta with First Choice Holidays. Please let there be sunshine. I went on a walk for February’s #ChasingDaylight challenge, …
Well, now that I’m back from a few days of poolside cocktails and sandy toes, Cape Verde seems like a dream. But I’m excited to be bundling up for the weekend back here in Aberdeen. The kids have a few days off of school, so we’re heading into the woods tomorrow for Valentine’s Day. And …
Y’all, a couple of weeks ago I painted a wall in my kitchen with chalkboard paint and it has made me ridiculously happy. Seriously. Adding the tiniest bit of creative to my life + my house was a really good idea! We even used it to write the background for our latest Chino House youTube …