I firmly believe in stopping work and eating lunch. I need that time, sandwiched in the middle of the day (pun intended), for restoration. I don’t take it for granted. I’ve had a year of lunches plucked from between classes, spent in the convenience store next door. I’ve had hundreds of lunches, stranded an hour’s commute from home, imagining what it would be like to sit on my porch like a cat, watching the birds flit by. I’ve spent lunches at my desk, letting my mind wander,

<p>Five years ago, almost to the day, we were standing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Crews were working to complete the set-up, tourists and townies were milling around, many like us were happily taking photos. A few marathoners were looking in awe at the patch of ground that symbolized completion of a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Look what came in the mail this weekend! As Garrett said, &#8220;Maegan, if y0u were a fabric, this might be it.&#8221; Now, the hard part. What do I do with it? &nbsp; Purchased from Amanda at Westwood Acres.</p>

<p>This weekend, two of our best friends got married on a hillside. At the rehearsal, the weather was chilly, windy, and a dense fog hung over the mountains. But on the day of the wedding, the sun shone and a breeze wafted gently through the trees. They couldn&#8217;t have planned it better. Our friends are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; Typically, typewriters and glue need to stay as far apart as possible. Unless your typewriter came out of Life magazine and your glue is Mod Podge, then you&#8217;re probably okay. I was feeling the urge to create a couple of weeks ago and started rummaging through my house to find the right combination of what-nots [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This bingo card is one of the first things I see every day. That is, once I&#8217;ve woken up a bit&#8230; which is usually after I&#8217;ve made it to work. This card is also the first piece of decor I hung in my office. I get fairly frequent questions about its significance, but there isn&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>