Small sweet joys

Small sweet joys, literally: I baked the tiniest chocolate coconut muffin for what would have been my mom’s 80th birthday, penny for scale Small sweet joys Strawberries, always A friend gave me a jar of crushed strawberry vinegar, found on the sale rack at the back of...

narrowing the parameters of a meltdown

Here’s a potential clue, one of my favorite things about New Mexico is the way the sky can be absolutely dumping rain and remain blue… Happy Wednesday! Last week we talked about a favorite question, What Do I Need Right Now, and before that we covered What Would Neal...

Chicken 362: you forgot to be a giraffe

A look at the good and the hard in my week, a ritual of reflecting. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday, for this space, and for being here when we get here.} What worked this week? Asking friends to keep me company. Both virtual and IRL. Companionship...

Feeling fairly Alabama Crimson.

So yesterday I was feeling so many feelings, lots and lots of feelings, related to a particular [Situation X]. Actually, this situation and I have been having the feelings together for a few months now. And, as you might suspect, I’ve been working/playing with...
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