Thoughts at the Kitchen Sink
I’ve been thinking about work and the way that it is often so tempting to get a job done quickly without too much effort. When there are endless jobs to be done and the […]
Category: thoughts
A Fresh Start In The Kitchen
We’ve lived in our new apartment for a few months now, but I still don’t feel a connection to our kitchen the way I did to the off white formica counters, brown stained linoleum, and simple gas stove in the kitchen that was my home […]
Time to be still
I took these photos a few weeks ago. Now everything is covered with snow and we’ve left the time of year when the leaves are gone, the light is weak and the world is in shades of gray. I love this in between season […]
Fall Planting
Over the weekend we spent a few hours sheet mulching my dad’s garden in preparation for next season. I planted a small bed of garlic which will overwinter and start growing in the spring. In contrast to those hardy garlic cloves which sleep soundly […]
The Stuff of Life Every Day
We’re living in crisp falls days with so much blue sky perfectly accented by red, yellow, orange, and still some green. The leaves are gathering in crunchy clusters, pushed around by the wind and kicking and swishing […]
Settling In
We arrived at our new place in Maine on Labor Day. For most people that day signified the end of summer but I was thrilled that we could still enjoy the beach, open the windows wide, […]
Farewell Saint Paul
It is a huge gift to live in a place that you love. You might arrive there by a stroke of luck, by accident, after listing pros and cons or as a result of hard decisions or hard work. Sometimes you don’t know what to […]
More and Less
Four years ago this month we arrived in Minnesota and unpacked our moving truck while melting in the heat. Now I am packing the contents of our apartment back into boxes which we will move at the end of the month. Over the time […]
The Business of Every Day
I marvel as the days get longer and longer, celebrating the light until we pass the tipping point and still enjoying it even as the sunrise is a few minutes earlier and earlier. Two weeks ago when I walked home from my yoga class at […]
Recent Travels
I love the way travel gives us a break from the sinks full of dishes, from the same paths we walk every week and from the internet. It is an opportunity to keep my eyes open and to absorb the the colors and shapes I’ve […]