Winter’s Warmest Light… Winter wakes up @ the beach (Wildwood, NJ February 2019) February finds its place among the sea and the stars…🌊⭐starts each day with a soul-warming sunrise…🌅lingers in winter’s light…🌞builds snow castles in the sand…🏰believes beauty exists everywhere…🪴🍀celebrates the season with gradually brighter days and darker chocolate…☀️🍫throws a Valentine’s Day Party…🥳🥳serves heart-shaped everything!..❤️💘loves…

Sunrise on Repeat I will witness more sunrises! (Wildwood, NJ January 2024) During these I’d-rather-be-in-Florida, daydreaming days, I wake with the sun, warmed by its presence and the pleasant company of caffeine…🌞☕I celebrate a new year with cheer and chocolate … I welcome cold, snowy days and cozy, movie marathon nights……❄️📺🍿beach walks and binge watching…

As you start to walk on the way, the way appears… ~ Rumi The way appears bright and beautiful…. (Wildwood, NJ 2023)

Winter’s Best Blues…. Discovering the sunniest intentions at the beach (Wildwood, NJ 2023) We’re one month into a new year, somewhat settled into limited daylight and long, cold nights, yet have we set any intentions for our winter-living, seaside-loving selves (not to be confused with resolutions which typically require sacrifice of some sort?) What gives…

If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present… Gratefully… ~ Maya Angelou Gratefully living each beachy moment… (Wildwood, NJ January 2023)

Sunset Resolutions… Watching more winter sunsets: the easiest resolution to keep! (Wildwood, NJ) Dear New Year’s Resolutions, Well, it was fun while it lasted. Sincerely, January 2nd (gallerycollection.com) Why is it so hard to keep New Year’s resolutions? What is our problem? (apologies to the steadfast among us who make and keep resolutions beyond January…

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths… ~ Etty Hillesum Resting beneath a January sun… (Wildwood, NJ 2024)

Winter’s Sweet Sunrises… Doing nothing but watching a January sunrise is good for the soul (Wildwood, NJ) It’s 2026, people! The holidays are over, winter has wandered in and we’re ready to…🤔🤔Hibernate? Head to Florida? Plan the Summer of 2026 vacation? Let’s not start the beginning of a new year waiting impatiently for it to…

The best time for new beginnings is now… ~ Unknown Walking into a bright new seaside year (Wildwood, NJ)

Winter’s Warm-hearted Sunrise…🧡 Starting a cold day with warm sunlight (Wildwood, NJ January 2023) January just can’t wait to get the year started! 🤩Wakes to a winter wonderland…❄️❄️begins at the sleepy beach…🏖️celebrates each seashorey moment…🥳walks beneath a clear blue sky…🚶‍♀️🩵craves cool bay breezes and hot caffeinated beverages…☕🍵joins a book club…📖🤓🍷journeys happily through fictional lands…lingers idly…