Yes, it has been quiet. Very, very quiet on my end of things here at Pacific Patina. On the home end it has been anything but quiet!

Wow have things changed! Since our second son was born life has been constantly changing. A husband finishing a colleg...

Before we address that question let me present two of the primary culprits for any unexplained absences from my blog in the future:

I consider myself to have an above average vocabulary however, “trice” had not previously been in my wordy repertoire....

Is it too early to start planning for the end of 2017? I hope not, as that is how I started the end of 2016. Welcome to the beginning!

But first, a blog? Yup, I decided I better get back online to engage more with what is important. After having a se...