Over a Cuppa: Three (Pisces Babies)

Hi, Hey, Hello!

So glad to have you pop over despite the snow fall! I’ve got the kettle on, the wood stove is crackling warmth throughout the house, and the bird watching from the Living Room windows is quite fun, especially alongside the kitties.

Have a seat and make yourself at home while we share some space and time together.

Would you like coffee or tea today? I have all the options your heart might desire.

Now, how the heck are you? Was your week a good one? I sure hope so.

I have to admit, my week was a bit wobbly. Not horrible, just wobbly due to a combination of a chronic pain flare up coupled with a dip of depression. I find myself in deep gratitude for my support system during such periods. From my friends and family, to the professionals that help keep my mind, body, and spirit in alignment, I am truly so very lucky. Where there’s a plan and the will, there is a way.

Life is good, even when it’s hard, and I’m on the upswing from the wobbles so onward we go 🙂

Pisces Babies

The best parts of the last week have been the celebrations of two of my three favorite Pisces babies: My daughter, Caitlyn, born on March 1st thirty years ago (!!!), and my brother, Haven, born today (March 8th) thirty-seven years ago!

Just a few of my favorite photos of Caitlyn and Haven over the years. Can you spot 11 year-old me?

Yes, yes… I know I’m 48 but… Where the heck does the time go?!

Alas, we celebrated Caitlyn last weekend with a Tea Party themed potluck at her house (tiny sandwiches, cheese and crackers, a fruit platter, tiny desserts, and all the tea). Missing from the above group photo are my dad and his wife who most often skip out of picture taking unless I insist.

My brother and I celebrated his big day yesterday with our traditional Birthday lunch at the place of his choosing, Vinaigrette, his favorite salad spot. No photos of the food but my Apple Cheddar Chop salad with grilled pork was divine, trust me.

Reportable occurrences outside of the celebrations?

I’ve begun the transfer of my family history blog from Squarespace here to WP and wrote about it here. I’m a little nervous because this is my first DIY transfer and I’m not sure how commenting will work from me across three WP blogs. EEK! I’d love to hear your thoughts/insights/experiences if you’re up for sharing them. TIA!

The weather this week has flipped between late spring-like temperatures, an unprecedented high wind warning that brought about pre-emptive closings of schools and government buildings due to probable power outages, and now snow. Hopefully the cold will knock back some of the way-too-early Spring activity.

My wife is traveling for the weekend to a colleague’s wedding so my youngest and I will be enjoying the calmest of calm Saturdays (outside of the necessary farm animal care-taking) with copious amounts of tea, video games, and blog reading.

That’s about it for me today. How’s you’re week been? I’d love to hear all about it 🙂

I’ll leave you with a photo taken outside of the restaurant we ate it yesterday. The photo does not quite capture the vibrancy of this street art, but I hope you’ll enjoy it as I did.

Big thanks to Natalie for hosting our time together. If you haven’t already, please pop on over to see what everyone is up to. It’s really a lovely community.

Onward,

Melissa