I always thought I grew up in the country. The house I grew up in, many refer to it as “The Pink House”, backed up to a cattle farm, just on the edge of town. We had a huge mulberry tree in the backyard. Its trunk jetted left almost perfectly horizontal. It was the perfectContinue reading “Country Etiquette PT 1”
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A Sandhill Crane and a Gravel Pit
It’s been weeks since I saw it. I was biking in my neighborhood. It was raining a bit. I was pulling my two daughters in our brand new Burley bike trailer. My husband and I had been researching for weeks. I had settled on a Thule, we have the Thule child bike seat after all…IContinue reading “A Sandhill Crane and a Gravel Pit”
Angels in the Snowflakes
Holiday time can be so difficult for so many people, and when I look back at some of my own holidays I see opened presents with nothing but heartache, loneliness and overconsumption. Two Christmases spent in Iraq as a soldier; feeling forgotten by everybody despite their letters and packages. New Years spent alone in Olympia,Continue reading “Angels in the Snowflakes”
Forever Saturday
—Fire crackles inside our home—wife drinks lemon water in bed—dogs snore—water heats on wood stove for laundry by hand—snow falls —rooster crows—cat scratches door— Quarantine I quit working for a company yesterday because ICan’t sit any longer, this body isn’t made to be sedentary.Now I get to work from home with wife, pens, plants, animals,Continue reading “Forever Saturday”