The Yellow Desk

My love of turquoise goes back to when I was 15 years old. My family and I embarked on a family trip across the country, stopping at notable places, doing the tourist-ey things, and enjoying some great food around the US. When we stopped in New Mexico, the gift shops, the hotels, and the little road side stands were filled with the rich blue rock, taunting me with its beauty. I purchased a little silver turtle that encased a tiny turtle pendant on a silver necklace with a lit

The first days in our new home, alone, on the lake were wonderful. The family had helped us with all of the heavy lifting of moving in and they had all traveled back to their respective homes. That is when the peace arrived. It was winter and there was a light dusting of snow sprinkled here and there on the ground. The overwhelming quiet in the forest was unreal. I could hear every little bug whir by, every fish splash in the water… I could even hear the sound of the fog slow

Awhile back, I began a series called “Get In My Jewelry Box: Turquoise How I Love Thee” that got quite a lot of attention. Several people wrote me and said how much they loved the blog post and mentioned that they’d love to read more like it. One would think that would have spurred me to continue the series and make it a regular occurrence on my blog, but silly me was just never that dedicated to my blog and writing back then. Believe it or not, I have thought about that seri

The first time I heard his music, I was with my best friend’s family at the river. Her older sister was with us and had a boombox (remember those?) that ran on batteries. She popped in the Wildflowers album and I fell in love! Tom Petty’s voice crooned out into our campground. His voice was so unusual and his lyrics were poignant. I could have listened to the album over and over that afternoon, soaking up the sunshine. His song lyrics made me smile and they have continued to