May 7, 2026

The Lost Christmas Gift

Photo: The Lost Gift

Yesterday I finally used a Christmas gift.
Larry had given me a le Creuset 2 liter mixing bowl for the holidays and somehow, 
I had forgotten all about it.
BUT, yesterday I remembered and used it....
and I recommend it! It was wonderful to use
 and cannot wait to use it again.
Thank you Larry, I LOVE it.
Do you have a Christmas gift hidden somewhere that you have forgotten?
Love you beyond the moon.
Me

May 6, 2026

Mr. Lizard

Photo-Mr. Lizard-by Robin-May 3.2026

 Mr. Lizard lives near my 
Meyer Lemon tree on the back patio. 
He greets me in his own way and 
I like thinking that he is
 eating up the bugs 
that like the lemon tree.

“In stillness, the lizard moves with purpose—
reminding us that quiet strength is often the most powerful.”

Love you beyond the moon.
Me

May 5, 2026

ART or History?

Photo: The Sampler Photo and Sampler by Robin

 I started the sampler 
the summer before 
I  married Larry (1977)...and 
has hung in our home 
for almost 50 years.
Is it ART or history?
 It makes me smile.
Love you beyond the moon.
Me


May 4, 2026

Larry's Menu

Photo: Sunday Dinner and a Movie

 Yesterday, Larry made Sunday dinner.
He planned the menu and 
grilled out on the Big Green Egg.
It was spectacular!

Sunday Dinner Menu
Marinated, grilled pork chops
Hashbrown potato casserole
Green beans
 
This was an early Mother's Day gift and it was wonderful.
Thank you Larry.
You are the best.
I love you beyond the moon.
Me

May 3, 2026

Robin's Book List-May


 This is my book for May. The Wedding People.
The Amazon synopsis is best....

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years―she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan―which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.

In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s
 The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined―and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.

Please have the BEST day.
Love you beyond the moon.
Me

May 2, 2026

It's Back

Photo: The Family Portrait

The family portrait had become faded and rather sad. We contacted the photographers and after a bit of a delay finding the negatives from 1997, they recreated it and it is "home" in its original spot. It's the little things in life, that make my heart sing.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me