Fall Is For Roots, Spring Is For Shoots

by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 29, 2019 | Slice of Life, Wisdom, Writing

We did a bit of landscaping this spring, with the help of a professional, and I’m loving the result. Coral bells have been blooming and miniature hydrangea bushes are just finishing their show. And the sedum is spreading like wildfire. “Fall is for roots,...

When Going Back Means Moving Forward

by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 30, 2019 | Family, Friendship, Feast and Fiction, Good Books, Slice of Life

The car was filled “to the gills” and an equally full pick-up truck will soon follow. Our son is moving back to Chicago. This morning, as he and his brother headed north down the road that leads out of our valley, I didn’t cry or linger in melancholy...

Take 5: Pause To Start and To Finish

by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 3, 2019 | Faith, Slice of Life, Wisdom

There’s plenty to read on the Internet about the benefits of “brain dumps.” We’re urged to take time before beginning a new task or at the start of a new day to write down (or dump) all the things crowding our brains. Tasks, ideas, concerns,...

Choose Your Music Wisely; It May Be With You Forever

by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 19, 2019 | Friendship, Feast and Fiction, Slice of Life, Story

I stood mesmerized. We had been walking through an exhibit of musicians who have performed at Red Rocks (above), an incredible, God-made music venue near Denver, Colorado, when a film about the life and music of Dan Fogelberg drew my attention. I couldn’t step...

Take It Or Leave It

by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 5, 2019 | Faith, Friendship, Feast and Fiction, Good Books, Slice of Life

One of the benefits of living six decades on this earth is that gaining the approval of others matters less and less. As someone who spent too many years worrying about what people think, I’m finding great freedom in a new attitude — “take it or...

A Summer of Culture: Friendship, Feasts, Fiction and Film

by Ingrid Lochamire | May 24, 2019 | Friendship, Feast and Fiction, Good Books, Slice of Life

It’s Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. As promised, I’m going to focus on some “F” topics that are “A+” in my life. A couple of weeks ago, I teased you with promises of posts on friendship, feasts and fiction. I want to add another “F” to the...