Yesterday, we experienced what I can only call the rainstorm of a lifetime. In 67 years, I’ve never seen rain fall that hard for that long. Our pool overflowed, our barn took on water, and the runoff actually carved channels through our gravel driveway. Just look at those pictures. That was l

No electricity. Plenty of daylight. A cool summer breeze. A licensed cosmetologist with a bottle of turquoise polish called “𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘖𝘶𝘵.” Honestly… what else was I supposed to do? 😄💅 Fingers ✔️ Toes ✔️ Mood ✔️ Making the best of an unexpected day. Sometimes we can’t change the

Today my books found a little home on a wooden shelf inside a tiny shop here in Gassaway, West Virginia… surrounded by homemade jams, honey, woven rugs, specialty coffee, tinctures, organic flours, and things made slowly and lovingly by hand. And honestly? I can’t think of a more fitting plac