"Come back before it’s too late." It was the last line of an email from our friends, Roger and Joan, who own a centuries-old renovated villa in Umbria, Italy…

I don't know how old I was--maybe four or five--but I was excited. It was past my bedtime, but I was still up. We were going to …

Vegetables. I wasn't a fan. Under duress and my parents' watchful eyes, I would take a bite of green beans and shiver as it went down. And squash? I thought it just might be the death of me...

The date had been on the calendar for weeks. It was a Saturday morning in early June that we both had labelled "Gibbs Gardens." After a busy May filled with our daughter's graduation festivities, my husband and I looked forward to the serenity and beauty...

"Wow. Can you believe it?" 

"I know. I love it."

We walked through the empty rooms, our shoes resounding on the hardwoods, our voices echoing off the walls.

We had just said goodbye to the former homeowners…

“Where are we going?” I asked.

“You’ll see,” he said.

Change. We are right in the middle of major change here at our house.

Our daughter is …

During our visit to St. Simons Island last week, we saw many trees covered with Spanish moss. Apparently, the plant is neither Spanish nor moss...

Six hours. We drove six hours in the car and still ended up in the same state. How is that even possible?

I'll admit I'm not the most patient road trip companion. Sometimes it's all I can do not to ask my husband, "Are we there yet? How many more miles?"

Many miles and hours notwithstanding, our destination and the people we were going to see were well worth the wait...

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir

Last April, I went for a walk and found something I didn't know I love...