More Filming!

 On the day of our big event, which I promise I

will write about in another post one day. more

filming took place. But this time, it was at the

actual event & all outside. So much fun.

Our Master of Ceremonies (MC) was one of our

news anchors. She does an amazing job of reporting.

My dear friend S joined us for this shot. She is beyond

amazing & actually keeps me on track every day!

Filming.

To prepare for our big baby loss walk this past

weekend, we agreed to be interviewed by our

local news station. It was so much fun to have

the feature shot in our new home in the country.

Our camera man, checking on the volume.

The reporter asked great questions and

we did a bit of bonding after the shoot.

Have you ever been on tv or on the radio?

Fall is on it's Way!

Our nights are starting to get a bit darker,

the sun is setting earlier, the air has

gotten a bit "crisp" & the trees are all

starting to turn pretty fall colors.

First potted moms for the front veranda.

Outside, in the flower stand, with a

tiny white pumpkin. Fall all around!

August Break '15: Smooth.

For the prompt "Smooth", I chose this shot

of a drink I ordered the other day. I've had

a bit of a summer cold and my throat was

really sore. But this Lavender drink helped.

It was the only thing that was smooth enough

for me to swallow. Tasting and healing.

Honoring a Special Day.

On Friday, we spent some time together

as a family to honor our tiniest daughter.

A special day because she doesn't reside

in our home, just in our hearts and our minds.

Our tiny daughter was stillborn 17 years

ago and we miss her every day. We often

wonder what she'd be like if she was here

to share her special day. Sweet, we're sure!

August Break '15: 5 Facts About Me.

This prompt for the August Break Photo Challenge

took a bit of thinking. Titled 5 Things About Me.

1. My love and I have been together for 34 years.

A long lifetime that I can't imagine without him!

2. We have experienced 12 pregnancies but have only

had the privilege of raising 4 of our babies. All grown

up now, they are, from left to right: C (22), B (28),

me (C), my love (B), C (30) and B (26). In between

we chose all B and C names for the other babies we

loved from the moment we knew they were ours.

3. We bought our first house when we were both just

20 years old. In June, we moved into the first house 

we've ever built from the ground up. Totally our own 

design. It's in the country and we love every bit of it. 

4. My love and I met when we were cast together

in a musical production of "Tom Sawyer." We've

been acting together every since. This year, it's been 

a privilege to perform in 2 different Fringe Festivals.

5. I've been an artist all my life, always creating

and exploring. My two loves right now are

mixed media and dollhouse miniatures. This

is a kit I'm building from scratch. Exciting!

An Honor.

I'm feeling honored tonight to be chosen by another blogger who shared my blog on her blog in a special post called "Blogger Spotlight." The post showed up today in my feed. A small gesture that made me feel so special. Thank you, Sonya Ann, from "A Mom, Money and More!!"

August Break '15: Notebook.

 I have collected notebooks and journals

for years. Filled them with notes, words,

doodles and pictures. A place to record

the incredible things to remember.

A place to write about heartache and

sorrow, grief and loss, and hope.

This is my newest notebook. I haven't written

in it yet. I think I'll save it for our fall trip. 

A little vacation journal. Something to look

forward to. Something to look back on.

August Break '15: Citrus

The prompt today for the August Break Photo

Challenge is Citrus. A favorite subject for me!

Unfortunately this week with our Fringe Festival

Theatre schedule, our fresh food has dwindled. A

trip to the grocery store is desperately needed. Until

then, here's the only thing I could find to depict my

true love of lemons. In the end, it's only 18% real

juice but a sweet treat on a hot day that I love!

August Break '15: Numbers.

Prompt for yesterday's August Break

Photo Challenge: Numbers. 

We ordered this unique door for our

theatre room back in January. A cold,

wintery day and a last minute decision

change when we spotted this new item.

We were so thrilled with this fun find,

we neglected to pay close attention to

the finer details, like for example, the

numbers on the movie tickets.

What makes the #58 so special? Well,

it just happens to be the number of our

house! No, we didn't pick it, there was

no option to do so. Pure coincidence.

For two people who spend so much time

focusing on the smaller details, I truly

can't believe we missed this one. And

the funny thing is, we just noticed it on

the weekend, when we were moving a

few items into the theatre room. We've

been home now for 6 weeks but it just

came to our attention now. Sweet!!

August Break '15: Skin.

For the third installment of the August Break Photo

Challenge, "skin" is the theme. Here is my pic: 

I used to marvel at my grandmother's hands when I

was small. All the lines and grooves looked to me

like a landscape. Recently, I looked down at my hands

one day and realized I was now there, with the hands

of a wise woman with many experiences to share. I 

guess this makes me old! Now just how did that happen?

August Break '15: Air.

The prompt for the 2nd day of the August Break

Photo Challenge for 2015 is "Air".

Living in the country, we are experiencing

amazing air all around us. Clean and refreshing.

It moves around us, rustling the leaves on the trees

and moving the clouds across the sky. We've

really noticed a difference since moving out here.

Town "air" was fine but country "air" is amazing!

August Break '15: Breakfast.

The first post for the 2015 August Break Photo Challenge is titled "Breakfast". Below is my entry for the challenge.

I am not a big breakfast eater, unless we are out or on holidays. My daily choice is usually Multi Grain Cheerios with fruit. Today, I added fresh, wild, organic raspberries to my bowl. How do I  know they are organic? Because I picked them from our little raspberry patch just a few minutes before taking this picture. And after tasting these berries, it will be hard to go back to store bought ones. So fresh, so sweet, so tart and no worries about chemicals! Truly, a scrumptious and healthy breakfast!!

What was on your breakfast menu today?

Do you have a favorite breakfast item?

August Break Photo Challenge.

I've decided that we are settled enough in our new home that I now have time to jump back into life. Today, I've joined the 2015 August Break Photo Challenge.  A bit behind as I just found out about the challenge yesterday while reading Penny's blog The Homemade Heart. I'll catch up quickly as it's only the second day. Here's the info about the challenge if you'd like to join in: 2015 August Break Photo Challenge. 

Hope you'll join in. Looks like fun!