Welcome to the very occasional series of posts where I reflect on the lovely moments of life lately. To be honest, I haven’t found life very golden in recent times. It has been relatively coal black and stressful. However, this recent move to Pennsylvania is giving us all a fresh start and I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel. So, here are the things that have made me happy. There is a nature preserve five minutes from our new house. It has a loop trail, is right by the river, and is full of animals and flowers. My husband and I walk there regularly. I walk one…

Golden moments are the little things in life that make everything worth it; the happy things, the shining moments of joy. I try to concentrate on these things to combat the negativity of the world in general, but I don’t think I have been doing a particularly good job since I haven’t written one of these posts in over a year. While the last year hasn’t been much fun I am sure I can come up with some nuggets of joy from the recent past. Let’s give it a try. The photo above was taken at Old Sturbridge Village. If you are a long-time reader of this blog then you…

It has been ages since I have written a “Golden Moments” post. If you are new here they are an opportunity for me to look back at the little things that have made life worth living recently. This is not the spot for the big adventures; those get their own posts. Instead, this is for those small spots that shine as brightly as gold in otherwise dreary days. Honestly, I think it is quite optimistic of me to write this post right now. I am 7 weeks out from foot surgery and not much has happened in my life recently. But, once I started thinking about it, I realized that…

It has been a while since I have done one of these posts so if you aren’t familiar with them, this is where I list all the things that have made life special lately; the Golden Moments in life. My husband and I went to Germany recently. That is a whole list of Golden Moments in and of itself but for my purposes here I am listing the time I sat by this pond, read my book, and people-watched while my husband went for a walk in the park. It was lovely and peaceful and we went and bought pastry afterward. What more can you ask of out of a…

I am feeling relatively cheerful today so it seems like a good day for a post full of positive things. I just returned from a tour of a friend’s gardens. She has terraces, paths, a greenhouse, a water feature, a patio, and a fire pit. There are more different flowers than you can ever imagine. It is amazing what she has done with a reasonably small suburban backyard. After the tour, we sat on the patio for several hours chatting about gardens, children, husbands, books and other such things. I’ve lived in Ohio for two years now and making new friends is difficult so this was very nice. I bought…