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Guess what?

It seems that I’m a little obsessed with my website. In a good way. Today I’m happy because all the links work! I got to spend time on zoom with my son, and I know what I (we) need to work on next. The blue filter is gone. The menu bar is still showing andContinue reading “Guess what?”

Enthusiasm

What things give you energy? Any amount of enthusiasm will get me up and moving. Wanting, Desire. A need will drive me. One time I read a book about how to spin wool into yarn. The book had beautiful pictures and well written instruction. The yarn spinning was just one chapter. It also showed weavingContinue reading “Enthusiasm”

Oh ok

Hi friends! On this rainy indoor day I have decided to talk about the art of housekeeping. I have been romanticizing domestic godliness for as long as I can remember. Mrs.Tiggy-Winkle, the hedgehog laundress was an odd idol, but what can I say? Sarah Ban Breathnach wrote her famous pink book ‘Simple Abundance’ on andContinue reading “Oh ok”

Untitled

What’s your all-time favorite album? I can’t answer this because it changes. Looking back I can see myself at different ages completely in love with so many different albums. When I love something I really really LOVE it. I can’t help this, I might play the same music over and over and over (I readContinue reading “Untitled”

Rain

It’s going to rain all weekend. This is a harrowing thought. Apparently we need to brace for it. So today we are heading to another beach town hoping for waves. I don’t mind rain, but I get it, it doesn’t let up once it starts here so you really are stuck inside). Last time weContinue reading “Rain”

Lots

Which topics would you like to be more informed about? At the moment, it’s the computer I wish I knew Indesign and Amazon KDP better. If I could maneuver through these I could make this next leg of my journey so much easier. As it is, I am spending hours in trial and error, googling,Continue reading “Lots”

Without music?! I hope you’re kidding (and btw, that’s not funny)

What would your life be like without music? Life would be sad and way less fun. Joyless. Lonely. A emotional flat line. No one knows me like my music. I think it would be the loss of an important connection for me. I can’t explain it. I lLOVE the ease of music on my phoneContinue reading “Without music?! I hope you’re kidding (and btw, that’s not funny)”

Guilty Grasshoppers

I just listened to a podcast about pleasure and pain. I guess I’m a Hedonist. I’ve probably evolved into a more responsible one over the years, but I’m pretty sure I’ve always preferred pleasure. I used to think that pain equals good and pleasure equals bad, which explains all the marathons and 5am gym attendance.Continue reading “Guilty Grasshoppers”

Tradition!

How do you celebrate holidays? Remember Fiddler on the Roof? I have always loved tradition. I love hearing about every cultures celebrations. I love that as humans we have a long history of celebrating. It seems to me that celebration is a kind of thankfulness. We repeat this year after year passing a little ofContinue reading “Tradition!”

Hippie Thanksgiving

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. I accidentally gave my husband food poisoning. It’s kind of a long story. In the 90s, before it was a thing, I found a farm that had free range turkeys for thanksgiving. I was all about eating food that was raised kindly. I wanted a turkeyContinue reading “Hippie Thanksgiving”