Let's Start at the Very Beginning...

...which is a really fine place to start, don't you know! I'm so excited about starting this new adventure into the blogging community. I have enjoyed lurking around so many blogs for the last year, and I've learned so much from all these incredible writers that I felt the need to start out on my own. This also seems like the right time to begin a blog. One year ago, on July 4th, my family lost our home to a fire. Despite this tragedy (and, in the true definition of the word, we've learned so much from this experience), we consider ourselves truly blessed. Many serendipitous events over the last year have led us to begin the process of building our dream home on the land on which our former house stood. So, over the next year, I will be writing about the fire that began this new chapter in our lives. I'll also document our former home, our present home and our dream home as it is built and decorated, and introduce you to Newfoundland, my birthplace and homeland. Coastal living is the life for me, and I'll tell you all about it. See you soon!