Home Making
Making a home is about telling a series of stories. Creating little vignettes like, “The travel mugs should go on this shelf here next to the sink, where you can easily grab one and go” and “I want that painting hung here, where I can see it when I’m working, and that other one over [...]
The “D” Word
Hat tip again to Ragen, who got me thinking about diets this morning. Diet is such a complex issue. I’m not on a diet, I have a diet. There are restrictions I must make: I am gluten-free due to gluten sensitivity, and must eat a high protein diet due to damaged digestive tract from years [...]
Resolutions
I am doing something uncharacteristic for me, and setting goals going into the new year. I *think* the timing derives more from having a couple weeks of reflection time than from some sense of seasonal obligation. I know myself well enough by now to be aware I will only make changes if they are internally [...]
Weighty matters
First, hat tip to Ragen at “Dances with Fat” for reminding me to separate shame and judgement from my body’s current shape and size. She advocates the Health at Every Size philosophy. I tripped over her blog a couple months ago, and have been reading and enjoying it since. Something I read this morning in [...]
Henrietta and the Strawberries
Strawberries are perverse plants. Last spring I built them a lovely mound. I amended the soil. I planted 4 varieties developed in the region, mixing ever-bearing and June bearing so we would have a big initial crop and then a constant small supply. I trimmed their runners, so the mother plants would focus on their [...]
La Push retreat with Judith MacKenzie
On Sunday after brunch I left for this retreat. It’s now Friday, the official retreat is over, and I’m here on my own for a day, expecting Zack and David tonight. To say I’m missing them would be putting it mildly. I kept rolling over in bed last night expecting the weight of a cat [...]
All Will Be Well
This song captured me yesterday. We were driving home from a visit to the Peninsula, in the dark and fog, trying to hustle to beat the threatening snow, after a beautiful, happy, and fulfilling day, and I was struck by how happy I am. All is well. Truly. Life is good. As Gabe says, I [...]
Ant War
I am at war. The ants and I fought to a draw last Fall, but they are back with a vengeance. They have numbers and determination and chaos theory on their side. All I have is intelligence, tool making, and opposable thumbs. The best I can hope for is to fight them to a draw, [...]
Releasing
Tonight has been a hard night. I really don’t know why it’s been so hard. Work wasn’t unusually stressful. Life wasn’t unusually stressful. I’m getting therapeutic massage to try to deal with some long term spinal issues that cause me occasional pain and numbness in my arms and hands, and that was profoundly, well, therapeutic. [...]
My Saturday
Today we went to the U District Farmers Market. There were gorgeous winter veggies, and cheeses and meats and baked goods and honey sticks for Zack. We came home with a Savoy cabbage, a bag of multi-colored carrots, and a fresh free-range organic chicken, all of which are in the process of becoming tasty dinner [...]
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