Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch. - part 5. Disclaimer: I am not writing this on the porch. Although it is sunny and the wind has finally died down, it is 30 degrees out there. Brr. The kids all headed out around 10:30 this morning, thirty minutes ago. Russell and I stood in the [...]
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Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch – Part 4.
As I sit on our back porch typing this, our internet is down. It has been glitching for a few days now. We have lost power for a couple days for 3-6 hours. Such is life in a small town, I guess. A year ago, I would have been anxious about it all. Today, almost [...]
Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch – Part 3.
The last few months have been crazy, busy, good. Lots of family time, lots of friend time, lots of fun time. I finally met our new (part-time) next-door neighbors. I am obsessed. In a good, not creepy way. They are a young couple (who isn’t young compared to us these days!). They have twin 5-year-old [...]
Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch – Part 2 – Things I have never told my husband.
Today, I asked my husband what he thought my favorite ice cream flavor is. He, of course, was stumped. Give it a go, I said. With a shrug, he threw out chocolate. Now, I love a good chocolate ice cream, I mean who doesn't? But I would definitely choose butter brickle or butter pecan over [...]
Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch – Part 1 – An Introduction.
I thought it would be fun to carve out a spot here to capture my thoughts, musings, reflections, etc., which are for the most part going to be snippets of life here at the lake. Or maybe thoughts that I just tossed out. Possibly photos from the porch and from around the lake. Probably shorter [...]
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