Author Archives: Franci

My Recipe for a Personal Retreat

Overlook at St. Mary’s Sewanee, TN.
Retreat Center in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Every few months I need to take a break. I need quiet. I need a space without the normal pressures of life, the freedom to think, process, walk, journal, pray, or relax. I need time without anyone needing me, and asking for anything. I don’t need long, 24 hours will do.

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What are Your Favorite Fall Bakes?

Baked apple pie.

Our pumpkin spice candle is burning and the faint smell of cinnamon inspires me to bake. This year I created a list of the things we like to bake or would like to start baking in the autumn season. I’d love to hear your favorites too.

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Saying Goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II

Bartlett pear tree in bloom. White flowers with pink center in bunches on branches of tree.

I knew this day would come. It seems so surreal that the woman who has been a constant is no longer alive.

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