jamie y. watkins

Tag: nature

  • The Washing

    The Washing

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    From where I sit at my wooden desk on the second floor of this sprawling office building, I can see the sky — not through a window, but through the octagonal skylight capping the atrium. What seemed like moments ago, the sky was blue, quintessential sky blue, with the kind of puffy clouds I’ve always…

  • Patio Writing

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    On this rare occasion, I have a day clear of to-do lists and events, so I’m writing. It took a teensy bit of finagling, canceling one engagement for the day, but it’s worth it. Chad made me breakfast this morning, and then I promptly got to work writing.  How special is this day? I gathered my materials…

  • Do Nothing

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    I have always enjoyed camping. We did it a lot growing up, mainly with Girl Scouts, but also as a family. But we haven’t camped as much in the last several years, just an occasional trip here or there. It had been a couple years since our last one when we went with friends two…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} With the help of family and friends, I hosted a 30th birthday for my husband Chad this past weekend. It was fun and I really got into the decorations. I used maps and crossword puzzles and chalkboards and some other items to dress up…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} On my mom’s birthday, we went for a hike to see some waterfalls across the border in Pennsylvania. It was a gorgeous day and one of my sisters came with her two kids. The waterfalls were very pretty and the mist kept us cool…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} Chad and I got to spend some time with The Big 5 this week and one of the things we did together was take a tour of Penn’s Cave. The cave floor is covered with a couple feet of water, so you take a boat…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} One night I was cooking dinner and I looked out the window to see nine furry guests making themselves very much at home in our yard. I love seeing the deer because I certainly think they are pretty. It doesn’t bode well for our…