into the light
on the other side of the light, i am 40. tomorrow i am 40. going into that light. cause it is bright. so very bright.
nature
autumn window
oh my god. the time, while it’s a seriously good time, is just passing me by.
leo will be four in five days. i’ll be forty in ten days… does anyone know where the brakes are on this life? i feel like if i blink, i might look in the mirror and find myself 105.
autumn’s white
don’t miss this joy+ride, issue #44 — an original film by Andrea Dorfman that perfectly celebrates the start of autumn. it’s still blowing my mind (no pun intended).
planning lots of fun trips and delights for fall. makes me happy. what are your fall plans?
whispers
there are whispers in the leaves in the trees. they say autumn comes. i am ready for something new.
you + me = family
just returned from ringing in my grandpa’s 90th birthday in lake tahoe with 19 family members from all around the globe. it was perfection.
lots of homemade cookies, absolutely perfect weather (the kind of sun you WANT to sit in), lots of laughs, talks, walks, good coffee (we brought our own, of course), my sister in law’s to-die-for chocolate cake, a boat ride, sand, swim, blue-green water, a 5-mile hike along emerald bay to visit grandma’s resting place, and the dreamy soaking in of those auntie, uncle, mom, dad, grandpa, cousin, brother, sister, niece, husband, son faces and hearts that have always been burned deep into me. pure love.
(miss my cat though now that i’m home again)
today is pretty 