The dinner table seems to be a great place to discover blog material, especially when you have a large family. Someone is always saying something prolific (at least in their opinion) or witty (my 12-year-old has wit way beyond his years). Now that mom is a blogger, they love to give me suggestions on what I should write about. I usually don’t need (or use) the suggestions because I feel my blogs turn out better when I find the ideas randomly, but because of the new year and in light of what’s … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
The Big Picture
About a month ago, I went on a hike with one of my friends. We were hiking in a new place, she had a new camera and because it was her birthday, we were celebrating the beginning of a new year for her. The hike was about two miles to the top and we took our time looking at everything. We took pictures of leaves, trees, rocks and anything else that looked remotely interesting. She used her camera and I used my phone and we snapped away. Neither one of us wanted to miss any of the details. When we … [Read more...]