I quieted my house today, I needed to process. I had a really nice morning with a friend, and then just like grief does, it settled in as soon as she left. Instead of turning the tv or music on, I lay down in silence. I'm not good at this, but I have been so… Continue reading Death in the Garden
Year: 2023
This Garden Place
Recently, at a writer's meeting, we were challenged to look at our writing like a garden. What does our garden look like? What was there? What would others gain by spending time in that place we have created with our words? These, among some other questions, prompted the following to pour out of my fingertips.… Continue reading This Garden Place
A Bee Came By
https://videopress.com/v/DDp9WdK3?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true This morning as I walked around my garden to check on things, a bee flew by. It landed on a calendula that I had started from seed months ago and now is blooming beautifully. The video above is of this little bee doing what bees do and its wiggle and waggle made me smile.… Continue reading A Bee Came By
New beginnings start with an invitation…
I haven't written much yet this year. I think my heart has been in a perpetual state of percolation. Did you know the Latin word percolare is where we get the word percolate? It means "to strain through." I read that, laughed, and thought to myself, "How appropriate." I will be honest, last year was… Continue reading New beginnings start with an invitation…