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Music is woven into me. It is as integral to *me* as my veins. It is as true and prevalent in my history and my very being as my mother, or my feet or the breath that moves in and … Continue reading →

I sing. All.the.time. And, friends, it’s not always pretty. When Abby was very tiny and crying all the time, we used to sing, “You know, it’s hard out here for a kid.” To the tune of “It’s hard out here for a … Continue reading →

I found a lot of inspiration in this quote today and wanted to pair it with a picture I took of my town from the ferry last week. Our community is relatively small, but we are capable of greatness.

Hummingbirds are lecking- flying neck-breakingly straight up then turning and plunging down toward the ground at an even more impossible speed, swearving at the last second, showing off to their mates. Bumblebees, all plump body and barely-visible wings, defy physics … Continue reading →

Is Mercury in Retrograde? I actually have a button on my desktop to that website. Here’s a screenshot from 10 this morning. When Mercury went into retrograde at THE SAME TIME as a massive low-hanging full moon last month, I about … Continue reading →

Okay, I am NOT cool. I never really have been. I’m always a beat off from the song everyone else is dancing to, a minute late to the party, a laugh ahead of the rest. I’ve been described as Kookie, … Continue reading →

Look, I can have my teen angst moments, but I can also live out loud and make the most of the mundane too. True Story. Just taking care of business. These socks. . . my new lady parts doc was … Continue reading →

It’s Thursday and it’s raining. I’m particularly sensitive today. Not in a bad way necessarily, just feeling things intensely. So: hot tea an angsty teen movie an even more angsty Smith’s song. Allowing an indulgence in melancholy for a few … Continue reading →

Dear Abby, On the morning of your 8th birthday, I went to your room and crawled in bed with you. I do this sometimes. I slink into bed and rub your back to wake you up gently and slowly. You … Continue reading →

I stay upstairs a while and put laundry away while Tom and Abby head downstairs to start breakfast. This is a simple and lovely joy, eavesdropping on these two. Our house is small and thus, listening in is easy. The … Continue reading →