by Deb Farris | Jul 21, 2017 | Travels
The sun’s just out. We’re settling in. It’s 12:30pm, we made coffee in the room with cream. (Todd made it :).) I know it’s late for morning coffee but we finished dinner at 11:00 pm! I’m excited for the day and sitting by the window. I...
by Deb Farris | Jul 6, 2017 | Travels
I don’t have many meltdowns, do I? Todd, mumbled something which I couldn’t make out. I remembered my dad before a family vacation. I was always certain that our trip would be cancelled but it never was. Now I understood. Leaving one life—even for a short...
by Deb Farris | Jul 1, 2017 | Musings, Travels
We’re 23 minutes ahead of schedule, there is light outside the airplane windows and before long we will be landing in Paris. We decided to fly to the City of Lights before we knew Sam would need surgery. I pushed through the final stretches of work, fitting in a...
by Deb Farris | Jun 29, 2017 | Musings
Today is the first day of my vacation and although I still have a newsletter article to write, a strategic plan to update and a grant to review before I can sign off :/, I had to take some time to honor Dad’s one year memorial. I read through the dates scribbled...
by Deb Farris | Mar 16, 2017 | Travels
A horse canters down the beach flicking sand from its heels in front of a backdrop of pelicans diving for breakfast. Twelve glide overhead like a beaded necklace strung from the clouds–except there are no clouds. The blackbird hides in the branches of the...
