By: Jennifer Richardson Holt There have been balloons hanging in my house for almost a week now. There are cupcakes in my fridge that have been there nearly as long, and a large, themed “Happy Birthday” banner draped across my fireplace. It is framed by the aforementioned balloons. Why, you may be wondering, does myContinue reading “The More the Merrier 6/8/2025”
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Different Hands Held Down Different Halls 5/11/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt They are tearing down my old school. If you’ve read here for a while you know that I live in an achingly rural community and the school that my daughter attends is the same one I attended. In fact, this community is so small, there was only one school for theContinue reading “Different Hands Held Down Different Halls 5/11/2025”
The Box 7/14/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt In my living room as I am writing this, there is a large box. There isn’t to my knowledge, anything in the box. Well, when I left for work this morning there wasn’t, but I am not currently there. I do have a cat that could very easily be making meContinue reading “The Box 7/14/2024”
Young Magic 6/30/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I heard it said recently that there will never be more people on this planet older than you than there are right now. I paused. I considered. That makes sense, the number younger than me will rise. Then I gave this fact a bit more deliberation and realized that the numberContinue reading “Young Magic 6/30/2024”
Weary in the Good Way 5/5/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I shall go ahead and apologize now for my disheveled nature of writing this week. It’s been one of those weeks. You know what I mean. Those days when it is always something and those little moments where you think you have been fortunate enough to have a few seconds ofContinue reading “Weary in the Good Way 5/5/2024”
Watching and Waiting 4/28/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It occurred to me that I am given an opportunity every morning that many people may not have. I have a veil pulled back and I am given tiny glimpses into other people’s lives each day. I have always been an observer, so I do not know why it has takenContinue reading “Watching and Waiting 4/28/2024”
The Reciprocal Tradition 10/15/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I was preparing my daughter’s lunch to take to school a few days ago. I put all the non-refrigerated bits in the night before. The final addition is always the napkin. True, adding it could likely be a tad ridiculous since I am pretty sure she almost never uses it. IContinue reading “The Reciprocal Tradition 10/15/2023”
Leaving the Zone 9/10/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I am undecided how I feel about progress. To call it a love/hate relationship seems terribly trite, but I don’t know that there is anything that describes it as accurately. I have always been averse to change I suppose. Well of course I say that, but any change that is exceptionallyContinue reading “Leaving the Zone 9/10/2023”
A Journey from the Stovetop 6/4/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Isn’t it funny the little things that jar memories? It could be one of the most miniscule details and suddenly lifetimes worth of recollections just flood your mind. That is what has happened to me this week. It was a veritable domino effect. It all started with something little that meritedContinue reading “A Journey from the Stovetop 6/4/2023”
Beautiful, but Strange 5/14/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Considering the day at hand, since today we, in America at least, celebrate our mothers, I came to a conclusion. Motherhood is a strange thing. It is full of mysteries and oddities that I am not sure I can find anywhere else. This probably isn’t the angle you were expecting today.Continue reading “Beautiful, but Strange 5/14/2023”
Recollections of the Day 12/25/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt And so, comes another Christmas. We welcome this one perhaps in a new way or yet again in ways that we have welcomed all the ones before. And then there is also the possibility that you’re greeting the day in some glorious mixture of old traditions and new. I suppose asContinue reading “Recollections of the Day 12/25/2022”
Rearviews and Rainstorms 5/29/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt They say that hindsight is 20/20. Most of us know that it’s true but I was thinking about it as of late. If you’ve read my recent blogs, then you know that my daughter is quickly growing up before my very eyes in what seems to be a matter of minutes.Continue reading “Rearviews and Rainstorms 5/29/2022”
On Time and T-ball 4/3/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I have done all I could do to keep the tone of this week’s blog from being wistful but for whatever reason I cannot seem to shake it. Something seems to have brought on this mindset that falls somewhere in the grey area between melancholy and nostalgia. I know. I know. Continue reading “On Time and T-ball 4/3/2022”
The Graceful Magnolia 10/3/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I took my daughter to one of her favorite playgrounds earlier this week. It is called locally known as the monkey park because apparently back in the day when we as a society weren’t as concerned about the well-being and comfort of our animals in captivity, there were monkeys kept inContinue reading “The Graceful Magnolia 10/3/2021”
The Fountain of Youth 7/25/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt This week has been one of those weeks. Any time I have the slightest moment of peace, my mind immediately moves on to all the things that are up and coming in the days ahead and while my actual person may not be busy for that moment, my brain still managesContinue reading “The Fountain of Youth 7/25/2021”
A Successful Treasure Hunt 4/11/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Have you ever had really random memories just leap into your mind and you cannot for the life of you figure why they’ve suddenly appeared? That has happened to me a great deal as of late. I have had many different little snippets from the past travel through the viewfinder ofContinue reading “A Successful Treasure Hunt 4/11/2021”
Photographing Unicorns 3/7/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It is the kind of room where even simple tasks become impossibly complicated. You’ll be certain that the undertaking ahead of you should be easily accomplished and somehow developments appear out of nowhere. It’s such a pleasant little unassuming place too. It doesn’t look like it would lend anything other thanContinue reading “Photographing Unicorns 3/7/2021”
Prose and Possibilities 