French Fries and Paints and Yarn
Self-care has many looks… Yesterday felt heavy. I cannot explain it. I simply felt the weight. My head and heart and soul were heavy. I didn’t try to push through it, but neither did I…
Category: Ramblings
Mt. Diablo
I flew solo yesterday. I had many options-retail therapy, spa day and many trails to hike. I chose Mount Diablo. I headed to Mount Diablo State Park mid morning. I arrived. Well sorta. There was…
No Big Things
No big things I don’t have any big things I have only little pieces built into days and days into weeks Candles extinguish themselves- Oak moss & myrrh then bergamot & amber then sandalwood musk…
Snow/na/do
Y’all making a gal feel cared about- thanks for checking on us. So far, so good. I was really looking forward to an afternoon walk-steps on fresh snow with flurries enveloping me. That desire is…
No Carriages!
This Saturday’s Nor’easter is threatening 1-2 feet. For us, current thought is 8-10 inches. I’m not happy. Our daughter is supposed to arrive Saturday. I’m trying not to get all angsty about it, but it’s…
50 + + + +
My birthdays, more so than New Years, are my fresh start. Like a new semester. A new chapter. Or maybe a new book. I am starting this trip around the sun as the same, but…
Christmas Eve Coffee
I lingered in bed for almost an hour, the constant hum of the parade of cars driving over slushy Main Street held me there in a semi-sleep state. I was content in my cocoon of…
Sunday… happened.?
I feel like I slept all of yesterday. And to a certain extent, that’s the truth. Yesterday was a day of both actual sleep and that weird place right before or after where dreams and…
78th
I will find a piece of pumpkin pie today. I will close my eyes and sing happy birthday, smiling through tears. Missing my favorite turkey-birthday girl. It seems right to share these words today, words…
Solo Kitchen Dance Party
Mama and I enjoyed many kitchen dance parties over the years. As Alzheimer’s gradually took her inner chef away, I would go cook in her kitchen with my music loud-ish. I heard the same questions…