Wow!!! Life has taken many turns since I last wrote in this blog. My heart’s passion has always been to discover a better thought on every subject.
I decided to act on that passion and start a new blog: www.betterthoughtmedia.com
Check it out! It’s where I do all my writing these days.
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Photo courtesy of Tom Clements Photography
Hi Everyone! Bunch of new posts from our Napa trip over at www.shesallthatsister.com. Check ’em out and sign up over there to receive posts directly to your inbox. It’s a self-hosted site, so they won’t show up in your wordpress feed.
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Hello! There’s a new post about “Rest” today over at: www.shesallthatsister.com. I’ll be phasing out this blog soon, so if you haven’t had a chance to check out my new one, and haven’t signed up to receive posts via your e-mail, I’d love it if you did!
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Howdy! There’s a new post at www.shesallthatsister.com, and if you were an e-mail subscriber here, I’ve migrated your subscription to my new blog. If you’ve been reading these posts through the WordPress reader, and want to read them through your e-mail, I’d love for you to head over to the new blog and subscribe.
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I’m excited to announce my new blog: www.shesallthatsister.com. For awhile, I’ve been wanting to get the blog out of my personal name and have it reflect all of my interests. What began as a way to keep my family and friends updated on school and travels, has grown into a desire to communicate all the interests rolling around my head. The new blog allows me to start with a broader expectation and I’m excited to keep it going and growing. Also, the new name allows me to incorporate other future projects and vision… there’s room to create. Read my first post (in the new blog) to understand where the name came from.
In the next couple days, I’ll be moving some of this old content to the new blog, and I’ll be moving my current subscribers. (You can always “opt out” when you receive the e-mail notification.) Signing up to receive posts via e-mail is the easiest way to stay connected. They literally come right to your inbox and you can quickly delete when you’re done with your couple minute read. 🙂 Convenient, eh?
Thanks so much for traveling with me this past year. I have loved staying connected, and hope to continue doing so. Celebrating life today…trusting you are, too!
Hello! A quick post today…
Last weekend, we discovered this little gem of a park, just a short drive north of us. It has almost eight miles of hiking trails and left us feeling like we were back in the WI Northwoods.
While hiking the trail, we happened upon a flock of these:
Being a game preserve, they have quite a few animals and birds…kind of makes you tread lightly. It was a quintessential fall day and I loved breathing in the crisp, wet air.
In other news, we bought a house! We’ll be building in Canterbury Estates in Thompson’s Station, so there will be posts in the days ahead about the process, I’m sure. We’re relieved and excited to have the decision out-of-the way. Real Estate is a whole different monkey down here and your dollar doesn’t go near as far, but the resale is better so it’s a trade-off. We’re at peace with our decision and the target move-in date is early April.
Planning to check out a near-by art show this weekend…we hardly ever get to walk them as customers, so that’ll be fun. Are you planning to take in an event near you this weekend? If so, have a great time!
Just a quick post to show you a sample of the Old Louisville Mansions that surround the thousands who walk the St James Court Art Festival each year.
Speaking of houses, Silver Fox and I are still on the hunt for our own. Williamson County, TN, has a thriving real estate market, so your dollar doesn’t go near as far as it did in Northwestern WI. We’re trying to weigh out all our options for this season of our life, and the search can be mind-numbing, but we’re choosing to make another adventure out of it.
Are you going through something that could be stressful, but you’re choosing to find the adventure in it instead? If so…you’re not alone. 🙂
Okay, a couple more mansions, along with the surrounding greenery:
And below is a picture of Jasper, an artist’s cat that rides with him to each show. He’s checking out the scenery, too. 
Hope your Sunday is going well, and as always, thanks for stopping by!
One of the reasons Tom and I love to do the Louisville show (St. James Court Art Show), is because it’s surrounded by stunning homes. “Millionaires Row” in Old Louisville provides street after street of these beauties…and we set up right in front of them so they’re our backdrop for the weekend. The homes, plus the landscaping, make us feel as if we’re spending time in another era. Here’s some pics I snapped with my iphone.
And bonus: this budding photographer joined us for the weekend to see if she wanted to make it her career, too. Love this girl…
I’ll post a few more pics of the mansions in a couple days. Thanks for stopping by!
It’s an important day today…my 27th Wedding Anniversary! (Yee-ha!) We’re doing a show in Louisville, KY this weekend and it’s one of our favorites.
Someone once said marriage can either be “heaven on earth” or “hell on earth”. We’ve had our patches of both, but when we were at our lowest, we somehow decided divorce would never be the option for us. We agreed to work at having the best marriage we could, and that hard work has paid off. (Thank, God!) In the days ahead, I’ll be unveiling a new project that will include even more of my interests and some of the hilarious, roller-coaster ways Silver Fox and I have found common ground over the years.
In the mean-time, I can say the number one practice we both have implemented is remembering we’re on the same team…not opposing ones. (Well…that and prayer.:)) That practice has saved us countless hours of “creative tension” as we both problem solve with, “How can we become stronger through this opportunity?” We’re not willing to settle for ho-hum and so-so. Life is too short to not love being married…and it can be achieved…we’re living proof. I am so deeply grateful that my husband is a true partner in this life. I love you, Silver Fox…You make my insides melt!
Now… on to Peoria. Below are some pics from last weekend. My brother, Randy, also joined us and we laughed our way through the coupe days we spent together. 
Randy owns a Harley, so naturally, he took me for my first ride…to the Harley Shop open house…not bad for 51, eh? How ’bout them Farah Fawcett bangs!? Ha! (I need a haircut.)
We stayed at the beautiful Mark Twain Hotel, and while Tom set up the tent on Friday, I spent the day working in this library. What a creative treat!
The Rive Walk Park was a beautiful backdrop for the art show.
The scene over our heads.
And behind our tent…
Last…the City Center…
Thanks for stopping by! I’ll post pics of Louisville next week. Celebrate something this weekend…I will be. 🙂
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