An engagement ring is special when first given, obviously. After all, it's a sign of love and a promise of a future together. Often, even an indication that the man has paid enough attention the likes and dislikes of the woman to be able to pick out something she...
I was offered a photo session as a gift, and readily agreed to take advantage of it. I love being able to capture the seasons of our life on film. The best part? It worked out that we could do it while my father-in-law and brother-in-law were in town a few weekends...
Twenty-two years ago (today), two very young people were married. It was us. We were those people. Back then, we had no idea what would happen over the next two decades. That we would live in eight different places in four different cities. That we would hold so many...
Last weekend, our family gathered with as many other relatives as could make it, and we all celebrated the life of my husband's grandmother. It was our last grandparent to pass on, so extra bittersweet. She was ninety-four years old and had suffered from dementia the...
We have three apple trees in the backyard. The front and middle ones we planted one year, and this back one, we planted the next. We've never actually been able to eat an apple off of these trees yet. The first year they grew fruit, something stole all of them one...
From the moment we moved into this house with a nice big back yard, I knew we should have a garden. The great news is that my husband helped make it happen. The first year, we only had one small raised bed for some tomatoes and green beans. The next year, we added...