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"Are you ready to go to bed?" I asked Rick last night at 9:30 as we came to the end of another Secret Hotel Mysteries on the Travel Channel. "I am. I am tired," was his response. This is something that Rick Hirschmann does not admit freely nor often. We are both tired. 11 beds in the past few months. That is our running tally between having the kids here in this little 2 bedroom cottage, which then caused us to move in with our very hospitable neighbors, to our travelin

We. That is one of my favorite words as I think about how we have evolved and grown and experienced life together over these three plus decades. Both Rick and I grew up as only kids. That fact has challenged us in many ways to lay down the “I” and become the “we” who record this episode today. We closed episode 62 with a question. “What are we going to do to celebrate today?” Going to dinner at Campfire Grill would come later. The time getting there was filled with som

As far as the past 2 years have gone, 1 step at a time, we have found our way. Big Move . . Check. Care for Margot . . Check. Calm the Cottage (renovate & bring a little cohesiveness to the space) . . Mostly Check. Big Move take 2 . . Check. Now sitting at the kitchen table, no longer having a designated office space, I remember back to the beginning when I presented the first inspiration picture to my beloved. We then began the work, or the BIG ASS "H", as we refer to it in

Episode 61 features our good friends Eric & Lisa Scheffert. We quickly realized that this was not going to be the only time we shared a virtual happy hour! The time passed so quickly, and we covered a broad array of topics. The care and keeping of those you love, travel, relationships, and railroads; these were just a few highlights. There was a theme throughout the subjects, and that was the obvious gift of hospitality that they each have in spades. I spoke about what i

This is something new. This is not routine. Yet. Louie came in just before 7 this morning for no other reason than to wake me up, to tell me to get out of bed. I am convinced of this, as when I did get up to let him outside, he had no interest at all and simply took to the couch. The mantra of this season, as mentioned in episode 59, Routine, is "it won't always be this way," and so, in that knowing I went back to lie down and let my mind wander for a bit. I glance up to

We are out of sorts. I am out of sorts. For the better part of a year, we have been walking side by side with Blue, my mother in law,...

And with this thought, I woke up. One of the key elements of living a life of faith is humility. I am reading through Leviticus right...

I was talking with my son in law recently when once again, we found ourselves trying to discern what is for the best. "There has not...

I sat down in the chair as she draped the cape over my shoulders and turned me to face the mirror. We both stared at our reflections. ...