Month: December 2025

  • Christmas Moments

    Hello, tender friends ! Here’s a roundup of some fun Christmas moments: 2) I celebrated turning 40 with a great workout. I’m slowly increasing my squat weights as my knees allow. 3) We enjoyed a 65 degree day in Christmas Eve. So here we are delivering presents in our spring outfits. 4) We visited a…

  • How to Feel Amazing When the World Isn’t Helping

    Hello, tender friends! My precious darling came home from school last week with a bruise on his forehead. When I asked about it, he told me that a boy pushed him so hard at recess that he bruised it on the slide. He said, “And mommy, it wasn’t an accident. He did it on purpose.…

  • I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas

    Hello, tender friends! The weather outside is frightful, but inside it’s SO delightful! We rarely have snow days where we live, butFriday and today were snow days. I thought we’d be suffering from cabin fever by now, but we’ve been having a blast! Anthony and I never used this beautiful handcrafted Bulgarian clay cooking pot…

  • Dreaming of the Perfect Home- part 4

    Hello, tender friends! I was so excited when I got assigned to write about the art in this home. https://theroanoker.com/magazine/home-and-garden/when-art-comes-home/ But I discovered something even more endearing than the objets d’art in our interview: a couple that loved each other well throughout a long and happy marriage, right up to the end. I left the…