It’s 6:30pm and I’m sitting in bed, in my pajamas, cup of tea in hand, trying to shake a case of the blahs. Blah, blah, blah. It’s that time of the month. I must say, my family has gotten off …
A Lousy Weekend
lousy[lou-zee]adjective1. infested with lice.2. Informal a. mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do. b. wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel lousy.We had a lousy weekend around here. By every …
Some Thoughts on 9/11
I wasn’t planning on writing a post about 9/11. I feel like so much has already been said today, and the whole topic feels pretty saturated right now. But I do have some thoughts, and some questions. What happened on …
Death and Life on the Front Porch
I mentioned a few posts ago that I have a bit of a black thumb. For someone who truly loves plants, it’s shocking how many of them I’ve killed. I’m not proud of it. I was about to give up …
Catching Crystal Spider Webs
I took this photo near our house this morning. Lovely, no? It has a bit of a bittersweet story behind it. A couple of weeks ago, I went for a run in the early morning. The prairie is so pretty …
Why It Takes Me an Hour to Go to the Bathroom
I’m sitting at the computer, proofreading some pages for Brilliant Star while the kids have a snack. Just two more pages to go when I realize nature’s calling. I don’t want to break my proofing stride, so I hold off …
Beautiful Motivation
I walked into Trader Joe’s the other day, and this bouquet of gerbera daisies looked up at me and begged me to buy them. I love fresh flowers. LOVE them. My favorites are tulips and gerbera daisies. They’re so simple, …
Green Lake Baha’i Conference
We just got back from a wonderful weekend at the Green Lake Baha’i Conference in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Well, technically, we didn’t just get back. We got back on Sunday afternoon, but I’ve been too busy playing catch-up to write about …