I am ending 2025 how I began it ... on bed rest. The weekend before Christmas, my foot caught on some uneven pavement outside the mall. I tripped and fell, mercifully not breaking any bones. My right side is bruised and cut, with the worst pain coming from a skinned knee and a swollen red… Continue reading In 2025 I was a Convalescent
Grateful for a Scenic Byway
DOESN'T THIS CLOUD LOOK LIKE A BRONTOSAURUS?! In two days, December starts. Time has never moved this fast, for me; work is demanding and the baby changes every day. I could've used a full week off for Thanksgiving. Maybe two. I have been soaking up fall colors, and flavors! Final month of CSA share included… Continue reading Grateful for a Scenic Byway
The Wedding Season
I'm struggling to remember where I last left off ... I think the day before a 40th birthday celebration with paint-and-sip, a bookstore, a vintage candy shop, and a German beer hall where I had three entire sips of beer + some potato pancakes. Philadelphia doth provide! And hey, the Philly Inquirer says we are… Continue reading The Wedding Season
They Call Me Mellow Yellow
I spent August-October collecting photos of yellow things This wasn't just a mood-booster, though who isn't in a better mood after bathing in Van Gogh's favorite color? No, I was in a dear friend's wedding and my color assignment was yellow. Usually, I wear olive green and stay in the autumn family of clothing. I… Continue reading They Call Me Mellow Yellow
No-Slump September
Only one week of summer left! I am craving autumn coziness and have been welcoming fall for a few weeks already. Back in the Flow StateI paid a trusted literary press for feedback so I could begin a first-chapter novel rewrite. Which loosens a number of strings across the whole project and leads to a… Continue reading No-Slump September