tiny moments (and everything in between)
Five Things February Snow, ice, cold. Lots of it. Grey skies. Sunshine too. At the end of the month, mild temps and feeling like spring. I honestly love it all. Well, maybe not the ice. Finally getting to enjoy a social distance visit with a favorite friend. Irish Breakfast tea on the porch, … Continue reading Five Things :: February
We had snow. A good bit of it. Everywhere I look, snow. Okay, not everywhere. The roads are clear, and there’s a patch of bare grass by the birch trees. But mostly, snow is everywhere. For me, this is a very good thing. The kids and I had cinnamon rolls for breakfast yesterday morning. This … Continue reading Some Very Good Things
This morning, I stumbled upon a reference to J. Krishnamurti. On the idea of fear. How we think we’re afraid of things, how we think the fear is caused by certain incidents and entities. Fear of spiders, fear of heights, fear of public speaking. But he believes we’re not afraid of different things, divided and … Continue reading Fear and Curiosity
Chamomile tea, steeped in warm oatmilk. A dash of vanilla extract and honey. Sunshine on my desk. And sunshine on my arms. Beyond my window, the wintering lavender and birch trees move with the wind. I want to steep. Like the chamomile. I want shine. Like the sun. I want to move. Like the lavender … Continue reading An Afternoon Prayer
Ten Things. Right Now. chicken in the oven eddie vedder playing…nothing man happy hour at home…chimay husband reading…kids playing xbox the pup walking around the kitchen, sniffing…hoping sizzling bacon...pre-hike eggie sandwiches for tomorrow feeling content…which is nice, given the anxious and worried feelings of late the pause between songs…now, U2…who’s gonna ride your wild … Continue reading :: Ten Things ::
Again - still - there's so much going on. I'm just gonna share three things with you. one This excerpt from Conor Friedersdorf’s article in The Atlantic on January 6: “To knowingly pretend a lie is true is, simply put, to lie,” Yuval Levin complains in National Review. “Doing that carefully enough to let you … Continue reading Three Things on This Friday
May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love. ~ Ada V. Hendricks ~ Merry Christmas, friends. Be safe, be well, take care. I'll see you in the new year. always the love, m
2020 has been a lot to handle. Even with the vaccine (and a new president in the U.S.), 2021 will be a lot to handle too. You know this, I know this. What’s to say? I don’t mean for that to be depressing, am simply stating a fact. And I don’t necessarily want this to … Continue reading Keep Going {and be merry}
She asks me to knit her a pair of fingerless mitts. A special request for Christmas. I say, of course, and hope she’s forgotten about the request, hope it will be a surprise. I knit a few rounds in the morning before she comes down; I knit a few rounds when she’s recording her Spanish … Continue reading On Knitting and Finding Magic
It’s Thanksgiving week and I feel like I should write about gratitude in some pointed way. But I’m less interested in pointed ways than those soft and cushioning. And so. The candle that flickers on my desk. I know I ought not to have it sitting so close to the external hard drive … Continue reading Soft Cushionings {or Thanksgiving}
