Great, if not daunting, advice. It reminds me of another great quote from Yvon Chouinard’s book Let My People Go Surfing:
“Don’t spend money on gear. Spend it on plane tickets.” – Audrey Sutherland
Picnic on a Boat Party Inspiration
Row, row, row, your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream and when you get to the end and find your happy place flip over the boat and treat yourself to a picnic! Sounds like a perfect plan for the sunny Summer days to come, yes? via 100 Layer Cake




A Thank You Note A Day
Leah Dietrich’s mother always told her to write thank you notes and so she does, to everything. With a heart of thanksgiving here are a few of my recent favorites
Dear Heart…

Dear Walks…

Dear Priorities…

Dear Less…

Dear Cereal…

Dear Really Good First Lines of Novels

Dear World…

Something to look forward to when Spring awakens…
Thank you for the beautiful images: Style Me Pretty, Kiss the Groom, Ruffled
“Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.” — August Hare
Puma’s Mar Mostro sail boat, one of the fastest in the world, being moved by wind and sailors for the Volvo Ocean Race.
(Source: fromme-toyou)
Have courage by gemgoode
We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but for potential.








