by Susan | Dec 15, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
This is the view from our bedroom window. The first thing we do every morning is peak out and see if there is “happy smoke.” Happy smoke from the chimney means that all is working well, we didn’t run out of wood overnight, and the house is toasty...
by Susan | Dec 2, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Her first high school basketball game. Funny, I thought I was done with basketball bleacher warming after elementary school. Not so. Tonight she was a Narraguagus Lady Knight on the JV team. She was nervous and excited and so proud to wear her uniform. So here’s...
by Susan | Nov 20, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Hannah’s excitement of the day was catching this moose with her iPod camera. I envision every kid on the school bus crammed over to one side with their iPods and phones pressed to the bus windows!
by Susan | Oct 31, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Hannah has decided that at 14, she’s too old for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Now we’re on to haunted trails and such. Still, it’s fun to remember the good old days! Happy Halloween!
by Susan | Oct 9, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Don’t blink, Hannah’s wearing pink! Look closely, because you may never see her in this color again. It was the Volley for the Cure event that got her into such a “girly” color. I think pink suits her. Mom, Hannah wanted it made clear that you...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
I stumbled across this picture of Hannah and I taken at a wedding back in 2007. She was eight at the time. The photo was in an archive of the wedding images taken by someone else and I’d not seen it before. Discovering it felt a bit like Christmas morning.
by Susan | Sep 6, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Today was the first day of high school for Hannah. Hand me a tissue, please. She is now a Lady Knight, playing JV Volleyball at Narraguagus High School. Today was her first high school sporting event and first ever volleyball match. She played one match and scored a...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Why does fourteen seem so much older than thirteen? Today we celebrated Hannah’s fourteenth birthday. I’m troubled by the passing of this day – more so than any birthday before. Maybe it’s because she’s entering high school next month, no longer a little girl in...
by Susan | Jul 17, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Today is my father’s birthday. With me living so far away, the times we spent this day together have been far and few between. I can’t be there today, but I’m planning a visit to Pennsylvania next month. (Hopefully – between camp, braces and volleyball practice!) My...
by Susan | Jun 17, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Hannah has taken to making her own cards for special events. I think they are the best. She knows Paul longs for some goats to add more commotion to the Farm. Hence the subject for her Daddy’s Day card. When did she become such a talented artist? Don’t you...
by Susan | Jun 10, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
It’s been a long week full of firsts and endings. Hannah graduated from 8th grade tonight and officially moves on to high school. She has anticipated this day for weeks, excited about moving on to high school. The reality of it left her (and me) feeling a bit...
by Susan | May 13, 2013 | Family
This week in Pennsylvania visiting my folks has been blissfully slow-paced. On the first sunny day, Dad and I went for a drive in search of a mountain overlook where he thought I’d enjoy taking pictures. After two hours of driving, we admitted defeat and...
by Susan | May 4, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Hannah needs an updated photo for 8th grade graduation festivities in the works, so we had a mini photo shoot this afternoon. She’s happy with my amateurish attempts. 8th grade graduation already? She’s growing up entirely too fast!
by Susan | Feb 4, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Tonight was bittersweet. Junior High basketball season (dubbed the craziest season of all) is all but over. The girls played (and won) their last regular season game at home tonight. The eighth-grade players (all three of them) presented their mothers with flowers. A...
by Susan | Dec 27, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
This is my latest favorite picture of Hannah. She’s snuggling Purfessor Snape (aka Boo). For Christmas I gave her a framed copy of this for her room. Snape is her best friend and Hannah is his human. He guards her. At night he’s parked on the foot of her...
by Susan | Dec 25, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
Christmas 2012. Not a child, not quite grown up, she finds great joy in the day. It’s not about what’s under the Christmas tree for Hannah. It’s about us all being able to share the day together. It’s the planning, the preparation, the making...
by Susan | Dec 24, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
My great, great aunt, Elizabeth Stroble, created this beautiful linoleum block print when she was an art teacher at Central High School in St.Paul, Minnesota. Carved with the help of her students, she sent these to family and friends as her Christmas card. Wishing you...
by Susan | Dec 16, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
I spent much of the weekend cleaning and pulling out Christmas decorations. This wooden Santa face Mom gave me is perfect for one of our porch posts. I made a garland to frame my grandmother’s mirror using White Pine brush that Hannah gathered for me. An old...
by Susan | Dec 11, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
A basketball game day, all of the players have to dress up (i.e., no jeans and jogging shoes). As I watched Hannah get ready, it struck me like a bolt of lightning that my little girl is growing up. From the borrowed scarf to dress up? a t-shirt to the tiny brush of...
by Susan | Dec 5, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
It’s junior high basketball season. That means between two jobs, and now with basketball pick ups, drop offs, and scheduling in games, I have entered the craziest season of the year. No, it’s not the holiday season – it’s basketball season. I...
