Living In the Moment

Photography by Kristine  Another Year Coffee mornings & wine nights Kid-like highs & heartbreaking lows Many conversations & great belly laughs Family moments & lasting memories  Enjoyable movies & page turning books Unexpected moments & baffling disappointments Different hopes & revised dreams Wide smiles & lifelong tears Adapting to new schedules & late dinners Busy days & quieter evenings  Dec 2017 

Photography by Kristine ~2016~ Taking a look back on this past year had me thinking of what it consisted of.  I thought I would create a list of "Highlights" ... - Birthday Get-Togethers - Football Games  - Some Online Creative Courses Taken - Holiday Parties - New Routines - Memorable Photography - Made New Friends - Sickness and Loss  - Laughter From The Littles In Our Family - Took a Great Family Vacation   - Home Repairs My next writing will be in the 2017 ...  Have you chosen your "Word Of The Year" yet? I will be sharing my chosen word in an upcoming post.  Happy New Year To All My Family & Friends -- Much Love 

THROWBACK THURSDAY  Who remembers this ad?  My Dad was a member all those years ago. I remember him saying, "Pick an album you like". A phrase that will never be uttered in any modern day household today. I remember my small finger following down the musicians and album titles to choose from, in my tenth year of life. Yes, I came across Eddie Rabbit's, I Love A Rainy Night (with the album titled with the same name). Perhaps this is where my Country Rock / Country Pop attraction began. I remember the excitement when a thin square box held the mailbox cover open. My Dad handed it to me saying, "This is yours". I remember going into the living room and setting up my Dad's compact record player. I flipped open the paddle locks, found an outlet for power, took off the cellophane and placed the vinyl down. Turned the power on and placed the needle to hear my music choice. When he began to sing I knew I had made a good choice. I am unsure why this momen...

Original Photography by Kristine  I never thought of myself as a journaler, but as time goes on I think I may fit into that category.  I have always had some type of a journal or diary. I started with a light blue child-like diary with a key in grade school. I then moved on to composition books, and then to typing journal entries in my teens and placing them in a three ring binder. (All of which I still have!).  In the past few years I have been journaling in a different way. Most memories - Such as photos, napkins, coasters and ticket stubs make their way into a leather bound moleskin that I purchased as a planner that I turned into a journal. Recently, I have been working between this journal, a travelers notebook and an A5 size leather journal that houses each milestone. Each memory. Each moment.  I recently purchased (as a gift from my folks for my birthday) my first Erin Condren Notebook which I have been adding titles to pages to keep all my thoughts...