Category Archive: love

To My Husband With Love. Happy Valentine’s Day!

This past year has been life changing, isolating, and scary for everyone. It has been a time for all of us to reflect as to what and who is most important in our… Continue reading

Bryce Enjoying the Snow

Our grandson Bryce enjoying a snowstorm in Maine. But in all his excitement he starts to lose his hat. No worries, Dad to the rescue.  

Happy 4th Birthday Morgan

188/365 Young Love

66/365 The Grandkids Visit

Every now and then we have the grandkids overnight. And while a large amount of time may not go by in between sleepovers it is amazing that when they are so young the… Continue reading

34/365 Still Raw One Year Later

A collection of some of my Mother’s favorite things. One year ago today was truly the worst day of my life. My mother suffered a massive stroke and I found her in her… Continue reading

5/365 My Grandson Bryce

Today I had to make it two images. Look how big my grandson Bryce is getting. So adorable!

I Couldn’t Resist

Time with the grandkids is always the most important time for me. Nothing is so precious as the memories they create!

You’re Never Friendless If You Have A Dog

Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you’re never friendless ever, if you have a dog. ~ Douglas Mallock

Let Sleeping Babies Lie

I watch you as you’re sleeping So quietly you lay And I think of how I love you More than words can say ~ Author Unknown

I Could Not Love Them More

These two beauties are my granddaughters. Morgan on the left and Emma on the right. They are cousins born one week apart. They couldn’t love each other more. And I couldn’t love them… Continue reading

What Goes Through Their Minds?

Don’t you wonder sometimes what goes through their little heads? Morgan got a hold of an old fishing buoy out by our pool. She was playing with it in the water. Not to… Continue reading

Heber & Caroline – A Love Story – Letter Ten 6/30/1924

When our mother passed away I was going through her things and found a stack of letters written by my maternal grandfather Heber to my maternal grandmother Caroline (aka Carrie). The letters cover… Continue reading

An Acquired Taste

Hubby and I rescued Virgil our Pug several years ago. It was on a total whim and we knew nothing about Pugs. But poor Virgil was in such a sad state and so… Continue reading

Such Love and Adoration

A little over eight years ago we had a dog named Alex. He was part yellow lab, part golden retriever. A gentle giant he weighed in at approximately 125 lbs. He was a… Continue reading

Heber & Caroline A Love Story – Letter Seven – 5/24/1924

When our mother passed away I was going through her things and found a stack of letters written by my maternal grandfather Heber to my maternal grandmother Caroline (aka Carrie). The letters cover… Continue reading

Morgan and the Chuck-It

My granddaughter Morgan came over for a visit the other day. And while playing in the backyard she found our dog’s “Chuck-It’. For those of you who don’t know what a “Chuck-It” is,… Continue reading

Heber & Caroline A Love Story – Letter 6 – 5/20/1924

When our mother passed away I was going through her things and found a stack of letters written by my maternal grandfather Heber to my maternal grandmother Caroline (aka Carrie). The letters cover… Continue reading

Missing You Terribly Mom on this First Mother’s Day Without You

Today is Mother’s Day and the first one since losing my Mom in February. The loss is still very raw. I continue to cry here and there several times a week. The memories… Continue reading

Heber & Caroline a Love Story – Letter 4 – 4/22/1924

When our mother passed away I was going through her things and found a stack of letters written by my maternal grandfather Heber to my maternal grandmother Caroline (aka Carrie). The letters cover… Continue reading

Heber and Caroline a Love Story – Letter 3 – 3/25/1924

When our mother passed away I was going through her things and found a stack of letters written by my maternal grandfather Heber to my maternal grandmother Caroline (aka Carrie). The letters cover… Continue reading

Emma’s First Easter Egg Hunt

We spent Easter at my mother-in-law’s house. My sister-in-law, brother-in-law, nephew, and his fiancé bought all kinds of little trinkets and treasures to fill plastic hide and seek eggs. Emma, our granddaughter was… Continue reading

It’s Been A While

Can you believe I haven’t posted any photos of my grandchildren since around the holidays? I can’t! But there’s been so much going on I kind of put my photo taking on the… Continue reading

The Healing Process

It’s just over one month now since my mother passed. I can truly say that not one day has gone by that I haven’t cried at least once if not multiple times. My… Continue reading

In Memory of Dot (My Mother) 1926 – 2015

My mother passed on Saturday February 7th after suffering a stroke four days earlier on Tuesday. Over the past several days I have been fortunate to have received condolences from so many people… Continue reading

Nobody Loves Playing in the Snow more than Brady

I know many dogs love the snow but my yellow lab Brady is crazy for it. Mix in my hubby throwing a ball to play fetch and he is in ecstasy! Just watch… Continue reading

Just Another Lazy Day

Today it was cold, rainy, and just plain yucky! It was a perfect day for hubby and me, and the dogs to hang inside and just take it easy. While hubby and I… Continue reading

Our Christmas 2014

Another Christmas has come and gone and it seems as I age they are coming faster and faster. But with age also comes expansion of my family and there is nothing I love… Continue reading

Paris the City of Love

Paris is known as the city of love and there was proof positive of this. As Michael and I were on our cruise up the Seine I saw two different newlyweds having their… Continue reading

Emma Tries Blueberry Picking

While in Maine this past week my daughter, granddaughter and I went blueberry picking. This was my first time ever having gone. Emma on the other hand is an old pro! While there… Continue reading

Emma Time

I am warning you all now. Because I am spending the week in Maine with my granddaughter and daughter there are going to be a lot of photos of them both. In particular… Continue reading

The Last Vestiges of Mommy and Emma Time.

I am in Maine this week with my daughter Allison and granddaughter Emma. Just some girl time. The girls are taking advantage of some of their last Mommy and me time before baby… Continue reading

I Wonder What Goes Through Their Minds

Don’t you sometimes wonder what is going through little kids heads? Well in this instance I can tell you exactly what was happening. My granddaughter Morgan was over for a visit. While in… Continue reading

Morgan

I thank god everyday because I am blessed with two beautiful granddaughters! Each in their own right is so pretty. They’re gorgeous and yet they look nothing alike. Morgan is like a little… Continue reading

Our Word View – Word of the Week = DELIGHT

SUNDAY POSTING ~ A COLLABORATIVE BLOG BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS (ME AND MY FRIEND BARB) WHO’S PATHS WERE SEPARATED FOR 20+ YEARS AND HAVE FOUND ONE ANOTHER ONCE AGAIN ONLINE. BOTH SHARE A LOVE… Continue reading

Our Word View – Word of the Week = AWE

SUNDAY POSTING ~ A COLLABORATIVE BLOG BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS (ME AND MY FRIEND BARB) WHO’S PATHS WERE SEPARATED FOR 20+ YEARS AND HAVE FOUND ONE ANOTHER ONCE AGAIN ONLINE. BOTH SHARE A LOVE… Continue reading

Emma Wears Dresses

We visited with my daughter and her family this past weekend. My granddaughter Emma had on the prettiest new red dress. She was so insistent upon twirling for me and showing me what… Continue reading

Here I go again… proud Nana!

My granddaughter Morgan! Too beautiful for words!

Look Who Stopped By for a Visit

IF YOU LIKE THIS… THEN YOU’LL LOVE THIS…

The Eyes Have It – Morgan

Guess Who’s Turning One – Emma!

And look who’s turning one next Saturday – Morgan!

Learning to Share

How to Amuse a Baby!

Two Angels

A day with family!

       

From Terror a Sense of Community

This past week was surreal. Hubby and I returned home from Puerto Rico after almost two weeks. We returned from hot, sunny temps to cool and dreary. But one sign of spring in… Continue reading

BFFL

I can’t begin to tell you how much joy I get out of my granddaughters visits. They are both so absolutely adorable. Cousins’ born one week apart to my son and daughter. I… Continue reading

A Time I Am Proud to Witness

There is something to be said as you watch your son grow from a little boy, into a young man, and then become a father. It pulls at my heartstrings as I watch… Continue reading

Our Word View – Word of the Week = GRATEFUL

SUNDAY POSTING ~ A COLLABORATIVE BLOG BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS (ME AND MY FRIEND BARB) WHO’S PATHS WERE SEPARATED FOR 20+ YEARS AND HAVE FOUND ONE ANOTHER ONCE AGAIN ONLINE. BOTH SHARE A LOVE… Continue reading

The Kiss

I love this image. This is of my daughter and her husband. It was taken last week on the day he graduated from the Police Academy. I snapped it right after she pinned… Continue reading