Our chocolate milk pond. Every time I say to myself, Self, enough blogging about the weather; surely there’s more interesting things to report on about island life!, something new happens. Like, EPIC RAIN AND FLOODING. In mid-November, we were among … Continue reading
So. It’s the first day of the last month of 2021. How glad we all were to see the end of 2020 – the full flowering of the pandemic, the whole exhausting political cauldron of an Election Year (in the … Continue reading
While browsing through a periodical aimed at people of a certain age, providing tips on finance, health, travel and ways to avoid falling victim to scammers, a list caught my eye. This periodical often publishes lists: 10 ways to maximize … Continue reading
Last summer, I got stuck in the novel I was writing. It had all been going so well, for quite a while there. That is, after the first few months of the pandemic, which distracted me so badly I couldn’t … Continue reading
Early morning, a week or so ago. I’d just come downstairs, in my yoga clothes, ready for my daily strenuous yet peaceful and contemplative Ashtanga practice. Before I rolled out my mat, I glanced out the front windows at the … Continue reading
Because I started out with no ideas about what to write, I decided to post a bunch of photos—that’s always fun and easy. So I sat down at the computer and opened Finder and browsed the sizable number of photo … Continue reading
Late one evening last winter, a tree fell down behind our house. It was at the edge of the back meadow, and had been ailing, though that had not yet been apparent to us. Weirdly, although that meadow is RIGHT … Continue reading
Someday soon I might find the right words to think about other things. Until then… stuff like this comes out. Bear with me. Or scroll by. A Day in the Life 9 AM Cats want breakfas. … Continue reading
*(with apologies to Spencer Ellsworth) We knew there would be trade-offs involved when we decided to move from Portland, Oregon, to Orcas Island. We’d be leaving behind so many dear friends. There would be no more walking to Trader Joe’s … Continue reading
I wrote this up on Medium recently and I am asking you to forgive me for replaying it here – I’m in a silent moment right now, when words need to be coaxed and bullied to come, so I am … Continue reading
