blogmas 2023
-
Here in the Hippie Hut, my dear ones are getting back to their regular schedules – and I am recovering from a busy and wonderful Christmas week (complete with a cold and sore throat now, of course). We have had the best holiday season, with lots of friends and fun and family time. On Saturday,… Read more
-
Merry Christmas, y’all. We are having a wonderful holiday with lots of movies and snacks and gifts and stockings and family time together. Tomorrow I’ll share more about our Christmas – when my people will all be back to their regular schedules for the week. Today, I am enjoying the whole day snoodled up with… Read more
-
It’s been a busy Christmas week here in the Hippie Hut in the best way. With a few days still to Christmas Eve, we have had a week worthy of Buddy the Elf already. ❤ On Sunday, my better half and I went to spend the most cozy, wonderful, happy Christmas with our Mom, Pop,… Read more
-
This is a simple post, y’all. I saw a performance on the CMA Country Christmas special that was just so many wonderful musical things in one song: “O Holy Night,” Trisha Yearwood, and Lindsey Stirling. The result is breathtaking. Merry Christmas, y’all. ❤ Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and each other. Grace and… Read more
-
This morning, while taking Henry outside, I ran into our sweet neighbor on her usual daily walk. She stopped and said hello and we began to chat about everyday holiday-type things – when she started crying as she told me she has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. As soon as she got the words… Read more
-
Tuesday, December 12th, marked one year since our Coach Leach, the Pirate, passed away suddenly due to heart disease. I’ve seen many lovely remembrances of him this week, not only from our school, but also throughout the SEC and all of college football, as he was such a special and dear man, and his influence… Read more
-
I am a Christmas movie enthusiast – but it is rare that a new one comes across my radar that I am just taken with. (Perhaps a post about our favorite Christmas movies is in order come to think of it? Love Actually, Elf, A Christmas Carol, The Family Stone. . . It’s fun to… Read more
-
The stunning tree sculpture pictured above was sighted while traipsing in to see one of my many doctors for what feels like my annual pre-holiday *very* minor in-office procedure – just enough to require a 14 day course of antibiotics. I am really, really, really grateful to be as well as I am with all… Read more
-
Well, y’all, I missed yesterday because a medication adjustment has my brain feeling like it is in Elmer’s glue – more so than usual – but that’s okay. Just bear with me as it’s still sticky. 😉 We are here for blogmas now and it is St. Nicholas Day. ❤ We are all familiar with… Read more
-
Despite my best efforts, my body would just not go yesterday and so I had to cancel church plans to spend lots of time in bed instead. (This spoonie body has been feeling a bit overdone – and it’s going to be a week spent home, getting lots of rest for me, to calm this… Read more
