i’m a woman married to a woman. i’m an ex-pat american living in sweden, but moving back to the states…
Category: north carolina
what does it mean to be open?
i’m gonna take a little break in the berlin posts now that i’m halfway through them. i have something even…
28 days of love: black & white style.
well, here we are again. another week has flown by and there are only a few days left in february….
standing in the the doorway of no regrets.
everything feels a little different now. i guess it’s because the secret is out. and everything is real. really real….
how to have an adventure every day.
all of us seem to want more. at least i do. more adventure. more excitement. more meaning in our…
big big big news. i mean b. i. g.
i don’t know how to begin this blog. i’ve got news. BIG NEWS. HUGE NEWS. my heart is fluttering in…
conversations about the open road of adventure.
there are a lot of really great & interesting people where i work. and they come in all shapes, sizes,…
a snowstorm got me thinking.
looky what’s going on here in sweden today. yep. it’s a snowstorm. the wind is blustery, the snow is coming…
from asheville to norrköping, with love.
well, time has come & gone. the holidays have come & gone. and this visit to the states has come…
a sunday just the way i like it.
now, i’m ready for another week of adventures & fun in the states! happy new week to you all! peace…
ring out the old, ring in the new.
“the goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with…
reynolds shenanigans: post christmas fun.
wishing you a wonderful new year’s eve! soak up those last few moments of 2012, and get ready to ring…
reynolds shenanigans: loose in asheville.
12 bones: popular hometown diner in asheville. obama eats here every time he’s in asheville. my sis-in-laws studio in the…
reynolds shenanigans. just getting started.
shenanigans: silly or high-spirited behavior; mischief. my cousin has this word that she uses quite often, and when she was…
staying home all day.
I let my head fall back, and I gazed into the Eternal Blue Sky. It was morning. Some of the…
from where i stand.
peace & presence to you.
24ish hours.
hey, folks! we made it! it’s a beautiful north carolina morning, we’re all rested (at least i feel that way…
carolina in my mind.
it’s time!! today we begin our journey home to north carolina to celebrate the holidays with my family! i can’t…
just for you, mom & dad.
my parents(especially my dad) are weather junkies. they are addicted to watching the weather on the 24 hour weather channel,…
fly away, little bird. fly away.
may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once…
i wanna sleep under the stars.
for the first time in a few years i have this unbelievable desire to go camping. not that i have…
it was more than a house. it was a home.
this is a tough post to write. i have moved a lot in my life. so, i’ve said goodbye to…
20 years… poof!
it has happened. i have reached the age that i thought about as a teenager. the day has come. something…
longing for my other home.
yes. i’ve got two places i call home. and that is an amazing gift. one that i do not take…
the hardest words.
here is the next part of my memoir, “from death to peace”… Luggage in my hands, butterflies in my stomach,…
when your heart aches, it’s time to refocus.
i want to be here more than anything right now. and i want to be doing this with these people…
a dream fifteen years in the making.
one of my blog friends, german-american abroad, asked me to write a little bit about my decision to move to…
summer solstice!
palm trees in greece. last october we spent a week on the island of rhodes. happy first day of summer,…
fav pics of fav places.
the challenge was to find a favorite picture. but, i, of course could not find A favorite picture… but several….
up-close. (and personal).
today’s photo challenge prompt is up-close. i first took a picture of the bracelet i was wearing, making it look…
morning. (noon. and night.)
morning. i woke up early this first morning of june because this cute little thingy jumped up next to my…
25: unusual.
listen to this song as you read the post. it’s a little unusual, but it’s just perfect. i’ve had it…
homesick.
it’s nothing really. just a little case of homesickness… wanting to take my love & head down south to the…
day 13: mom.
happy mother’s day to all you mothers, mothers-to-be, and woman who are like mothers to others! where would we be…
day 7: someone who inspires you.
a bunch of people inspire me. but, on this day, there is a large group of people who inspire me…
day 5: mexico, pride, & birdies.
hola! it’s may 5th. cinco de mayo! not that that means a lot here in sweden. but, in the states…
things i love.
if you know me, then you know that there are a few things that i truly love… i love my…
my cup is overflowing.
i did it. i made it. i stood up, opened my mouth, and let the swedish flow. ok, perhaps it…
blogging from bed.
that’s it. i decided that this cold is gonna leave me and i’m forcing it out by staging a bed-in….
the many joys of having a visitor.
many of you know that i’ve (we’ve) got one of my (our) friends from the states with us this week!…
just for today. just be you.
it has been 4 years since i left my job, my family, my world as i knew it behind. why?…
friday: uppsala! saturday: stockholm!
oh yeah, here come a few pics from the weekend! a train ride in beautiful sweden. friday in uppsala. a…
my beloved nc mountains. lake junaluska.
lake junaluska has been a part of my life my whole life. i spent summer after summer there with my…
my beloved nc mountains: canton
there is this little town on the east side of the great smoky mountains/pisgah national forest. it’s a mill town….
my beloved nc mountains. asheville.
after a fantastic week in the north, it was time for a little taste of the south. yep. down south……
mixed emotions.
hey, my dear readers!! just a short little post to announce that i’m headed back to sweden. i must admit,…
road trip!
Hey!! Thought it was time for a really short update… much more coming later. We’ve been in Vermont (a tiny,…
here i go. again!
it’s sunday! all the craziness with work is over! the intensity went right up to the last minute, but now…