Juneteenth: Take Two

Writing about something is often how I figure it out. Otherwise, it rolls around in my head endlessly unless I … More

Gahden Update

I was all ready to write a scathing update about the garden. Not because the garden was misbehaving (well, a … More

When life gets stressful, we’re supposed to remember to breathe, but if you forget that, then stumbling on something funny … More

With apologies to Robert Frost, but the thing that doesn’t like walls also doesn’t like corn, or at least my … More

I don’t need to tell you the world is going to hell in a handbasket, and it all feels overwhelming … More

I have gotten my emotional well-being and professional ass thoroughly kicked by COVID for the past 2 years. Turns out … More

If you have been along for my ride for a bit, you may know that I upped my gardening game … More

You may not know I am the proud owner of a 2007 Toyota Corolla, and it only recently passed 100,000 … More

Who knew? Cedars. Probably just about everyone except me, but when I don’t know something, I like to go really … More

Hiking and camping have been my salvation in my middle age, and even more so these past two years. If … More