Finding Satisfaction from Birds

Children, like birds, will delight you or frustrate you and that is entirely dependent upon YOU, not them.

Battle for a home

It’s all about the battle to make a home and keep it.

A loved Trulove

She was 92 when she complained to me, “Everybody here is old.”

Perspective from Mom

I think Mom has been reaching out to me the last couple days. I keep accidentally stumbling onto memories of her. In the last few days I have found old photos of her, remembered that things in my house (and plants outside) were gifts from her, laughed at the memory of her ferocious opinions about […]

RENT, a few years later

I wonder if art is supposed to make its audience find a truth?

Rocks and Rain, but no Goats

Second big hike in a row with no mountain goat sightings. Do you think it’s me? I hiked into the Goat Rocks Wilderness for three days and two nights with my boyfriend. Our timing was uncanny, and we were up there during the only three rainy days in between sunny weeks either side. Though I […]

Good Things Jar

An exercise in making myself focus on the good stuff in life.

Real estate blues

I sold my home.

Where are you growing?

I am still unemployed, and it’s hard to keep my demons quiet.