Category Archives: Seasons

September Slow Down

  • Cooler Nights
  • Dappled Sunshine
  • Clouds that Glow Silver
  • Kids Playing in the Evening
  • Favorite Hoodies
  • Red Beginning to Blaze in the Trees
  • Locusts Buzzing
  • Waves of Wheat Fields
  • Tassled Corn
  • Bonfire Smoke Drifting
  • S’mores and Flaming Marshmallows
  • Camp Chairs
  • Live Music in Outdoor Settings
  • Snuggly Blankets
  • Dusk Creeping In
  • Sunsets on the River
  • Crunchy Leaves
  • Combines Clipping Along in the Fields
The sunset reflected in my porch door

Spring Is Coming

  • Sunshine
  • Buds on trees
  • Green green green!
  • Tree lined sidewalks
  • Bird song
  • Warm afternoons, cool evenings
  • Rainy days for snuggling
  • Farmers preparing
  • Light
  • Fresh air
  • Damp earth
  • Sprouts
  • Daffodils
  • Easter Sunday
  • Sandals
  • Light sweaters
  • Bright skys

New Year New Words

  • New year, new you
  • New to this town
  • What’s old is new
  • New Hope
  • New lease on life
  • Good as new
  • A whole new ball game
  • New wine in old skins
  • Dawn of a new day
  • Feel like a new person
  • New kid on the block
  • New York, New York
  • Brand spanking new
  • New to the party
  • Brave new world
  • Nothing new under the sun
  • Newer pastures
  • Old dog, new tricks

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Things I’d Like to Do in 2020

  • Travel somewhere new
  • Check at least one more state off my list
  • Finish a first draft of my “Cali” novel
  • Unpack all boxes from moving
  • Finish bathroom remodel (paint, vanity, flooring)
  • Learn how to lay tile (so I can fix kitchen floor)
  • Take piano lessons
  • Start a new hobby — martial arts or community theater
  • Declutter my “save this stuff” stuff
  • Hit my step goal 6 out of 7 days a week
  • Get a hair trim (haven’t done this in a couple years!)
  • Get a fancy new Illinois I.D.