Gentle reader, meet our long-awaited gardenia blossom. ❤️
I miss my mother. This morning, the feeling came through loud and clear in my journal, and to be honest, it kind of surprised me. We didn’t talk much when she was alive. Too often, I was caught up in my own stuff, unwilling to burden or be burdened. But there are times when all…
How tension, grief, and pressure are preparing you to fly There’s a moment in archery when everything is still. You’ve urged your horse forward. You’ve nocked your arrow and drawn the string. You’ve taken aim. You are ready. Then, for a split second, everything stops, and time holds its breath with you. It’s not peace….
The garden is going gangbusters! Here are my favorite shots: Beans getting bigger! Cherry tomatoes First big tom! You guys. There are plants and they’re growing! I’m so excited.
I’m determined to get serious about knitting. It’s been a on-again/off-again thing for me. My last project was a huge Doctor Who scarf I made for my friend, Zach, but that took like 4 years. There’s definitely not enough dopamine in a 4 year scarf project to keep me going. So I’m making this new…
Adventure time! On Saturday, John and I headed out to a nearby State park for some R&R. They have a waterfall there, accessible via an easy 1/2 mile hike that is very popular. We knew it would be popular (read: people-y) and decided to go anyway, because even though we prefer solitude it seemed wrong…
You got the applause you craved, but it felt hollow. Here’s why. In one of my earliest memories, I’m four years old, standing barefoot on a grassy hill at some sort of summer camp. I don’t know the other kids. They don’t want to know me. And then it came, like a bolt from the…