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Friday, January 23, 2026

Friday Favorites (January 23, 2026)

Hi Friends and Happy Friday! We made it! Here are a few faves from our week...

MEMEs

and a little real estate humor ;)

This Guy

Oh Remi- we love you :)

and in his new Merrimack scarf ;)

Workout Uniform

Winter Wine Festival

The Fab Four enjoyed one of our favorite nights of the winter- the NH Winter Wine Festival in Manchester- we tried some great wines- some new to us and some of our old faves- we had a great time!

Have a great weekend friends- stay warm and stay safe- this storm is going to be no joke!

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Theme Song for 2026

So I have never named a song for the year...but I was in a gym class Tuesday morning and our instructor encouraged us to name our theme songs of the year and asked us to share them with her so she can add them to her playlist for our class. As I was working out, I started thinking about it.

I wanted to choose something that would link to my word of the year....JOY...what song brings me JOY? What artist brings me JOY? What song, incorporating JOY, would be a good choice for 2026 and it came to me in less than a minute...it was a no-brainer for me....Opalite by Taylor Swift.

I love the entire new album "The Life Of A Showgirl." As she described, it was her most joyful album yet....she couldn't wait to write about her happiness and love with Travis so the songs reflect lots of that JOY.

Opalite describes her past heartbreaks and how she always reflected and often wrote about the pain but with some encouragement from her Mama...she learned that she danced...even through the tough times or "lightening strikes" and made it through to the JOY or to their favorite stone...the Opal...or the man made version which is even more colorful...the Opalite.

Enjoy the lyrics...

I had a bad habitOf missing lovers pastMy brother used to call it'Eating out of the trash'It's never gonna last

I thought my house was hauntedI used to live with ghostsAnd all the perfect couplesSaid, "When you know you know."And, "When you don't you don't."

And all of the foes and all of the friendsHave seen it before, they'll see it againLife is a song, it ends when it endsI was wrong

But my Mama told meIt's alrightYou were dancing through the lightning strikesSleepless in the onyx nightBut now the sky is opaliteOh oh oh oh, oh my LordNever made no one like you beforeYou had to make your own sunshineBut now the sky is opaliteOh oh oh oh oh

You couldn't understand itWhy you felt aloneYou were in it for realShe was in her phoneAnd you were just a pose

And don't we try to love loveWe give it all we got (we give it all we got)You finally left the tableAnd what a simple thoughtYou're starving til you're not

And all of the foes and all of the friendsHave messed up before, they'll mess up againLife is a song, it ends when it endsYou move on

And that's when I told youIt's alrightYou were dancing through the lightning strikesSleepless in the onyx nightBut now the sky is opaliteOh oh oh oh, oh my LordNever met no one like you beforeYou had to make your own sunshineBut now the sky is opaliteOh oh oh oh oh

This is justA storm inside a teacupBut shelter here with me, my loveThunder like a drumThis life will beat you up, up, up, upThis is just a temporary speed bumpBut failure brings you freedomAnd I can bring you love, love, love, love, loveDon't you sweat it, baby

It's alrightYou were dancing through the lightning strikesSleepless in the onyx nightBut now the sky is opaliteOh oh oh oh, oh my LordNever made no one like you before, noYou had to make your own sunshineBut now the sky is opaliteOh oh oh oh oh

So Opalite will be my theme song for 2026!

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Wednesday Hodgepodge

Hi Friends and Happy Wednesday! I am here for Joyce's fun weekly linkup. We are answering her thoughtful questions below...so let's get to it!

1. Ice skating, skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, playing in the snow, or a snowy walk...which winter activity do you choose? Have you done any of these activities so far this winter?

A snowy walk in recent years....I have been working out more at the gym in recent weeks due to the icy conditions on our rail trail so a snowy walk would be a few weeks ago.

2. Everyone is posting pictures from ten years ago on their social media sites so let's jump on the bandwagon too. Share one photo and one thought to go with said photo from the year 2016. And maybe everyone isn't doing this, but many are and we're going to be part of the fun.

Mommy and Me Photo Shoot- nuff said

3. What's a trend you hope disappears in this new year?

Teens only communicating via Snapchat- wishful thinking right? ;)

4. 'They' say there's a day for everything and January 21st proves it. National Granola Bar Day. Do you like granola bars? How about just regular granola? Do you like bars of other kinds?

Sure I like granola bars and regular granola but I avoid them due to the high sugar and fat content- not worth the calories in my book- I tend to go for bars with high protein that are more low carb- my two faves nowadays are Nick's and Built Bars

5. A frozen lake, a trickling stream, a raging river, or a deep well...which one describes something about your life right now? Elaborate as much or as little as you like.

A trickling stream....slow and steady growth...professionally...personally...more successful year on tap for sure

6. Insert your own random thought here

I am here for it....in the meantime, we are enjoying our winter days this year...more than we have before...a very active January is helping the mood and bringing the JOY for sure :)