by Christy Strickler | Jul 22, 2019 | Articles, Blog, Blog Posts, In the Summer Sunshine, Mixed Media and Art Experiments, MSE Home and LifeStyle, Seasons and Holidays |
Today’s art collaboration was inspired by the gentle breezes of summer.Wish Flags are often created to decorate your porch or to hang in your garden. Despite the fact that I had neither of those (because I live in a high rise) and that summer usually means I am...
by Christy Strickler | Apr 16, 2019 | Articles, Blog, Blog Posts, Expat Life |
When we left off with my adventures with A and E, I was just beginning to see my blogging voice return. It feels like I blinked and 5 days went past. #momlife in a nutshell but also why this day out with A and E had been so important to me. Our first mission had been...
by Christy Strickler | Apr 10, 2019 | Articles, Blog, Blog Posts, Expat Life |
Today’s story starts with a text message from my friend E. “If we don’t put it on the calendar, we will never go.” She was right. We had been talking about going for I don’t know how long. Maybe a year,give or take a few months. There was...
by Christy Strickler | Apr 8, 2019 | Articles, Blog, Blog Posts, Close Encounters of the DIY Kind |
The weekend came and I took a break from blogging. I know…I just posted about how I was back to blogging. I am but also, I still need to prioritize family and self care. The weekend was spent playing video games with my husband and son.We also headed out to...
by Christy Strickler | May 21, 2018 | Articles, Expat Life, MSE Home and LifeStyle |
Documenting my family’s transatlantic move has occurred over a series of scrapbook layouts, not all at once or in any particular order. I made them over a span of time, many months apart. As insistent as I am on keeping my pages in order, I have huge gaps in my...
by Christy Strickler | Feb 1, 2018 | Articles, Blog, Blog Posts, Expat Life |
It’s been about year since my friend Jen moved with her family to Italy. I was very excited for her. Italy is a dream destination. She was excited too, but we were also a bit sad. We became friends due to a few mutual interests. We met through our local...
