mav scb January 5, 2018 Longtime readers know that I don’t start any new resolutions for a new year until February. I just give myself January to pause and look back on the previous year, even the previous years! I like January as a quiet time of contemplation. I go about my usual routines and allow myself the month to see what will come up and remember what has happened in the past. Here are some of my January notes … xo, MAV Read More Share TWITTER FACEBOOK TUMBLR PINTEREST EMAIL
mav scb December 28, 2017 Still thinking of the holidays as we roll into another new year. Here are two sweets recipes I made this year, that were quite popular, and that I will make again very soon! xo, MAV Read More Share TWITTER FACEBOOK TUMBLR PINTEREST EMAIL
mav scb November 30, 2017 Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs? —Mary Oliver We are celebrating one year since we brought our dog Stella home from the shelter. Ostensibly, our family adopted a dog for Miles—who asked for one every day for nearly five years—but she’s been both a balm and joy to all of us, maybe me most of all. Read More Share TWITTER FACEBOOK TUMBLR PINTEREST EMAIL