The beautyberry is looking really spectacular this year. I’m taking a lot of comfort in the natural world these days. While the world around me is full uncertainty, the predictability of nature is incredibly reassuring.…

I’ve got 3 random health related updates for you this week. I went to the dentist yesterday for my 6 month cleaning and check up. This is something that used to fill me with dread…

It’s practically mid month and we are well past the point of talking about my October reading so let’s get to it. September: a twentieth century classic from the beloved author of The Shell Seekers…

I didn’t intend to take a week off to recover from the election results. And, while I don’t think I will ever feel good about what’s happened, I know a couple of things. One, I…

It’s election day, friends. Like many of you, I feel a big casserole of emotions. Hope and fear. Excitement and dread. Certainty and doubt. Words seem to fail me these days here when I sit…

Not my photo . . . and not my words . . . but perfectly capturing my November mood today. Screenshot

To celebrate Halloween, I’m sharing 3 photos of Dale and I from back in the day when we had super fun (and super labor intensive) Halloween parties. From 2013, Michael Myers and Laurie Strode From…

I’m sharing some critical information with you today, giving you time to plan and shop accordingly. Happy (almost) Halloween!

We are still in the thick of things with our living room and dining room renovation project but I think things have changed enough that it warrants an update on the current state of affairs.…

I picked 40 more dahlias yesterday and I suspect this is the last big bunch I will get this season. I took this photo to commemorate the for you, it’s actually 3 different vases and…

Back in September, when Kym and Bonny and I had a zoom to discuss The Ministry of Time, we talked about a lot of things that had nothing to do with that book. I’m sure…

I realize that I am preaching to the choir, at least based on those who comment, when I write a post about voting. Nevertheless, here I am, writing a post about voting. But look! I…