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Category: My Life

My family of six is spending a lot of time together these days. We enjoy spending time together—and up till

Longtime readers know that I am transfixed by the subject of urban planning: the field dedicated to the development and

Spring is just around the corner! Where I live, this usually means we’re in store for some lovely days of

Regular readers of this blog know that my husband Will and I traveled to Scotland in December 2018 for an

Earlier this month, this blog quietly turned nine years old. NINE. It feels like it can’t possibly have been nearly

Today is the first business day of February. This isn’t an easy month—or an easy season—for many of us. (Although

We’re in full hygge-mode at my house with homemade soups and stews on the stove, cozy blankets draped over the

We eat a lot of soup this time of year: twice a week, we’re serving up some kind of soup

This year I’ve enjoyed regularly posting what I learned—from the serious to the silly—nearly every month. Today I’m sharing a few

I love to do a little bit of reflection at year’s end, but I don’t make it complicated. Around my

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