This afternoon I just took a few pictures of things around my house that make me feel happy and content. The classic blue and white color scheme in my house is pure me! In my downstairs bathrom I display an assortment of shells that I brought back from Mexico. The little plaque behind the sink…
Author: Linda Hoye
I’m a writer, reader, creative, and unapologetic homebody. I thought by now I’d have things figured out, but I keep coming up with more questions. I think that’s okay.
Ironing
I love the smell of a hot iron on cotton. It takes me back to when life was lived at a slower pace. When time was spent on a hot summer afternoon ironing shirts. A warm breeze whispering through the curtains making them dance and sway, a distant sound of a lawn mower providing the…
Driving Lessons
I believe that God has lessons for us everywhere if we only have eyes to see them. Tonight I was driving home from work, and got behind a car that was going 40 on the highway where the speed limit was 60. What I noticed about this vehicle (other than the slow pace at which…
Summer Memories
It’s over 90 degrees this afternoon and I am loving it! Of course, I probably love it more because I have the luxury of an air conditioned home and an air conditioned vehicle to drive! But right now I am sitting on my lawn swing enjoying the heat and drinking some iced tea. I can…
Anticipating Home
Last year we moved from the city where we had lived for about 30 years. It has been adjustment in many, many ways and there have been lonely times – it’s not easy to build new relationships. A few months ago I had an opportunity to drive back to the city where we used to…