Happy New Year! I didn’t realize this until a few years ago, but the first week of January is probably my favorite week of the year. I never make New Year’s resolutions right away on New Year’s Day: instead, I give myself about a week to reflect on the previous year. Then, (usually around Epiphany) […]
Author Archives: Jonna
Winter Solstice
We’ve been so busy with our growing puppy, we’ve barely had time to get ready for the holidays. There were no saffron buns on St. Lucia’s Day, and I never did find any red candles for the Advent wreath. But we did enjoy a little sunshine with Dulcinea on the shortest day of the year. […]
Red and Orange
For Christmas, the 85-year-old General requested a red & orange spiral hat. He says it’s just the thing, and who am I to disagree?
Dulcinea’s First Snowfall
Dulcie loves the snow. She especially loves playing ball in the snow. Look at her cute pink tongue!
Puppy Adoption!
Introducing Dulcinea, our newest family member. She’s so tiny! And she’s as sweet as her name.
Puppy visit
The new puppy will soon be ours! We are counting down the last 4 days until she’s old enough to go home. Adorable? Oh, yes!
Drought zone
After spending my summer vacation in a flood zone, I had occasion last week to go to Houston, where there isn’t any flooding, but instead a historic drought. I must have brought the rain gods with me, because it rained for four hours on Sunday, soaking the parched ground. We visited a park near Sam […]
Passing through Prague
I’ve always wanted to visit Prague. We’ve been planning to visit the city for some time, but a funny thing happened on the way to our vacation: we got a chance to scout ahead. My husband found himself traveling to Prague on business, and there wasn’t time for me to come along. So I “visited” […]
