Dec 24, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
It has been a very different Advent season, just as we knew it would be. I have not talked with a single friend or loved one who has not had difficult decisions to make, time-honored traditions to forego, life impacted by (or devastated by) the realities of tricky,...
Dec 22, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
My studio is incredible—a good size with great light and plenty of space for ALL THE THINGS I do down there—painting, writing, crafting, sewing, reading, playing, dreaming. There’s a spot for all of it. What there is not space for, alas, is a Christmas tree. So...
Dec 20, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
I laughed out loud, and so I thought you might, too. Oh, joy!!! Bless it. ~ XXOO ~ 30 Days of Joy
Dec 17, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
IT HAS BEEN a Christmas season like none before, something that does not come as a surprise. We’ve known for weeks that COVID was going to wreak havoc on our best laid plans and for most of us that has proven exactly true. Early on I decided to make a concerted...
Dec 16, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
There is some good news, and it’s all wrapped up in this special 2020 rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, sung by Kristen Bell (who, by the way, has quite a lovely voice) on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Sensitive ears be warned—there might be a...
