A week into the new year, I managed to send a book proposal to a few agents and order 31 fruit trees, berry plants, and other perennials to plant on our property. A couple of days after these accomplishments, everyone in our house fell sick […]
The seasons arrive and disappear with such speed. I often wonder how quickly they will flee in another 20 years when each season is an even smaller fraction of my life. Luckily I now get a glimpse into the perspective of a 2 1/2 […]
It’s been a gray month. Many things have not gone as planned, many things have taken my mind far from the here and now and left my heart anxious. Though I wish I didn’t have reason to be marching and demonstrating twice in one week, […]
This is the season of tiny and big things. Each morning Amos pulls a card from the advent calendar and I read him the activity that we will do (note to self: include a picture next year so he can figure it out). Making a […]
Some days I am in the groove sitting snugly in my little boat rocking over the waves. I feel like I’ve finally arrived in a routine and rhythm that works. Without fail, I begin to believe that this is the way things will continue to […]
These last days of the year always feel like a little bonus, a gentle cushion between the activities and excitement of Christmas and the planning, dreaming, back to business, clean slate of January. Some days may be just as busy as the preceding weeks but […]
This is the first year we’ve had a Christmas tree in our house. Its sharp, sweet scent is like the ghost of Christmas past, not bringing specific memories but a deep inhalation of many Christmas seasons that came before. At the same time, having a […]
January is a good month for drinking tea. We’ve had many days trying to keep cozy inside when temperatures are below zero. Now that everything is covered in feet of snow we are venturing out more among the piles and flakes. Pulling Amos around the […]
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 […]
