Category Archives: Family

Sweeping out a lackluster week.

Posted on September 11, 2022 by smithposts

This is one week that I will be glad to whisk out the backdoor. Not that it was a bad week, no, I have had much worse. Instead, this has been of the wearisome variety, a wasted week. I have … Continue reading →

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Officially Fall, sorta…

Posted on September 5, 2022 by smithposts

It’s official, fall is here, at least meteorological fall (September 1-November 30). While we won’t see temperatures associated with fall until well after the autumnal equinox, fall is in the air. I can hear it in the chatter of the … Continue reading →

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Five things…

Posted on April 9, 2022 by smithposts

Below is a handful of things that happened this week. 1. A Favorite, Sunset Season, is Coming to an End As trees’ leaf out, a process that is happening rather quickly right now, our views from the hill will become … Continue reading →

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Five things….

Posted on March 30, 2022 by smithposts

“Five things”, is that even still a thing? Is blogging still a thing?! Certainly, it hasn’t been with me. So many things to do and so little time spent recording them, hikes hiked, trips taken, little successes, little moments, all … Continue reading →

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Christmases Past and Present…

Posted on December 27, 2021 by smithposts

Several nights ago I spent a few hours lost in a blog I kept between 2004-2013. My goal was to find a poem I jotted down during the hustle-bustle of a Christmas season in a year whose date I could … Continue reading →

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About Last Week 2/3-2/9/2020

Posted on February 10, 2020 by smithposts

Monday The excitement started on Sunday with the receipt of the email below. For the past several years, I have randomly submitted requests to the lottery for a cabin at Phantom Ranch located in the Grand Canyon National Park. I … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2019 Recap…

Posted on December 27, 2019 by smithposts

Outside my window I can see the winter sun struggling to make its presence known. It is warm, 61 F warm, too early for such temperatures. The weatherman tells us another front is coming through and the temperatures will drop … Continue reading →

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5ish Things I Did This Weekend… (and a little life catch up)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by smithposts

What a long, strange first 1/2 of 2016 I have had. The year started with feeling overwhelmed by commitments that, yes, I had gotten myself into. Volunteer work began to feel like a full time job and I already have … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2014…

Posted on December 27, 2014 by smithposts

December has flown by in a flurry of parties, food, friends and family.  Each year I remind myself to be present in the moment but I often catch myself looking ahead. I found this to be especially true when we … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Thanksgiving…

Posted on November 28, 2014 by smithposts

I woke Thanksgiving morning tired and a little stressed.  The day had turned into a big deal for our little family of four.  Several weeks ago my father, who is a resident of a retirement home and temporarily in a … Continue reading →

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