PostsCommentsjayna in #hive-152524 • last yearCoffee and Contemplation - Thoughts for International Coffee DayCoffee has had a place in my heart since an overseas trip to Greece in college, where I finally discovered its charms. There has been no looking back. Since tjayna in #hive-152524 • last yearMy Favorite Local Coffee ShopOh how I love a good coffee shop. We have many good chain coffee shops where I live — in fact Starbucks is kind of the underdog here in Minnesota, where Carjayna in #hive-194913 • last yearAn Autumn country driveI returned home yesterday from a writing retreat at a lovely place called Jack Pines Resort in Minnesota. The drive there on Friday was one straight 3.5 hour stijayna in #hive-161155 • last yearSunset Light - A flash fiction storySource: Pixabay "Look," I said. "The sunset is so incredible." Grajayna in #hive-196308 • last yearMarket Friday at the Garden Center As usual, I was too brain fried at the end of the busy work week to get my post up for Market Friday — the ultra fun initiative by the wonderful community builder, @dswigle! So…jayna in #hive-155530 • last yearWednesday Walk - On the Trails with my DogI’ve been loving this summer weather. My foot still isn’t fully recovered from a break in the fall, but I’m getting around! Winter fijayna in #hive-152524 • last yearA Caribou-themed Coffee ShopMinnesotans are a different breed of people in some ways. For whatever reason, we have two favorite coffee chains, and neither of them is Starbucks! No, we prefer Dunn Brothers…jayna in #hive-196308 • last yearMarket Friday - It’s Festival Season!Well look at me, posting two days in a row. This could start to be a trend. I was going to re-enter Hive after a weird two-month absence with an explanatory post, but this is way…jayna in #hive-196308 • 2 years agoBeach cottage art — Market FridayAs I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, we took a nice get-away to Tybee Island in the southeast state of Georgia, where we rented an adorable beach cottage. This is the…jayna in #hive-196308 • 2 years agoA get-away to a beach cottage rental in GeorgiaMy husband and one of our kids and I rented the most adorable beach cottage through AirBnB. It is located on Tybee Island in Georgia — a state on the southeast coast of the U.S.…jayna in #hive-152524 • 2 years agoGood Times at the Love You a Latte Café - A One-Act PlaySource: Pixabay Setting Outdoor tables at thjayna in #hive-170798 • 2 years agoA Year in DC: The Ink Well Creative Nonfiction Prompt — Two Truths and a LieThis week's creative nonfiction prompt in The Ink Well challenges us to write a creative nonfiction story that contains two truths about ourselves, and one lie. Let's see see…jayna in #hive-106316 • 2 years agoGetting Smarter about Power Up DayNow that I've figured it out, I’m going to talk about one of the Hive things I’ve been rather stupid about. The list of those things is lengthy enough for a series. For this…jayna in #hive-170798 • 2 years ago When Songs Break Our Hearts - The Ink Well Prompt: The Music in YouI may not be the most musically inclined person, but at times music affects me profoundly. I was raised in a musical family – one that sang together around the piano at the…jayna in #hive-106316 • 2 years agoI Get By with a Little Help from My FriendsSource: Anna Shvets on Pexels I love the aphorisms for getting ojayna in #hive-196308 • 2 years agoMarket Friday: Ghost ChurchOkay, this just seemed fitting for October and the days leading up to Halloween. I was out on a little drive last weekend, enjoying the fall weather and lovely colors. It was…jayna in #hive-152524 • 2 years agoThere's Always CoffeeWell, my friends, I've had a rather trying week so far. And it's only Tuesday! But it's times like these when it becomes extra important to take stock of the things that make us…