Ah. Life. There’s always something to do, isn’t there? Today as I type I am aware that I need to do the dishes, change the cat litter, fold some laundry (oh no, is the laundry still wet in the dryer?), and do some food shopping. And that doesn’t even include the various things I need [...]

Okay - I finally took my first pic. It was sort of stressful. As I was about to snap the first shot of the day (I took at least fifteen pictures) I almost couldn’t do it. I was frozen in place! And then I thought, why am I frozen? I am not even doing this [...]

I love working from home. My office is in front of this big window with a nice view of the forest behind the house. Sometimes, I can see squirrels moving back and forth like a skittering tight rope dancer  across the power lines. One time it was carrying a plastic bag - I dislike those [...]

I feel as if I am beginning something. I don’t know what yet, but the direction that my blog has taken makes me feel as if I am on the cusp of something - grand? No, probably not. But definitely creative. Whatever I do, I’ll be creative. I’ll create. Cakes. Jewelry. Maybe I’ll learn how [...]

I wrote my first poem in the 4th grade. I think it was for a Girl Scout badge. I still have it. I seem to have understood poetry before I understood the world as the the layers of meaning behind what I wrote are almost staggering.
Or maybe it’s my 31 years of experience that have [...]