Reality is that as much as we try to forget tragic events for our own reasons, the rest of the world and our inner self will not let us.

A trip across a border for the first time combined with friends, a toddler to laugh with, awesome food, perfect weather, places to stroll and talk, and my favorite person, my husband, that is a really nice thought and was real.  That the hotel was clean and quiet made it all perfect.

Cute little bookcase, isn’t it?

bookcase

But it is really 3 desk organizers I bought at Target years ago, just stacked into a bookcase.. I just took the little drawer out… Make cute end tables, too.


To gain the true needs in life, sometimes you have to give up part of which made you whole. For me it means giving up snow, a new found wonder, one I had waited 54 years to experience…. and fell in love and pure joy over.

It is a wonderful thing to see the excitement in a neighbor’s face while she is  describing her vacation with her children… a time of peace, no worries, experiencing nature.