A Carpe Diem Snapshot: At this time last year, we sold this dreamy property to a wonderful couple, who we met through our common love of...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Every day a new surprise! Today's was a lovely visit with my longtime friend and editor Caitlin Doyle, to whom I...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Here it is at last- the much anticipated super blue moon of August ! The girls were rather disappointed that it...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Liturgical: Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time “Since they have provoked me with their ‘no-god’ and...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: A quick glimpse of yesterday's cozy conclusion to the Tolkien club! Liturgical: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This morning we are preparing the house for the final gathering of the Tolkien Book Club, discussing The Return of...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Though each of my family members surpasses me with their cooking skills, perhaps even Cordelia, today I bequeathed...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: One just never knows who one will run into in Mecosta! At the annual tea at the Village Church in Mecosta...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: I've been meaning to blog about these tiles for quite a while and, since it's the birthday of funnyman Steve...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Introducing the Garden Club of "Il Vascello" (translation= the little ship, the name of our home)! This club...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The girls chose yesterday's Carpe Diem moment when they rushed over to see the grand finale of this year's fishing...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This smiling group gathered at the Glenwood in Onekama yesterday evening, a reunion- and first meeting- of...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: James E. Person, Jr . has done it again! Last summer he delivered a wonderful powerpoint presentation on my Dad's...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: In Rome, with gorgeous churches on every block and countless Masses to choose from, it is easy to take it all for...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: I walked into Remus Resale to check out the 50% off clothing sale, and walked out with priceless treasures--six...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Early today I opened the doors and walked out into the Emerald Isle. Mist rising, rain pouring, loons crying, and...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: “In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.”...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The man driving the stunning 1959 corvette in this photo is the reason we are now part of the community of...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: "One reason why women are good at writing detective stories may be our feminine eye for detail; clue-making...