I remain humbled by the outpouring of love and support by my postal family. I am working on thank you cards and realize that I have A LOT to send. I hope you know how grateful I am and how much I appreciate your patience…
I’ve been agonizing a little over finding the right words for this moment. And I really want to get it right. I hope I do. Here is my love letter to you … Despite the flash and exhilaration of beginnings, we are all hard-wired…
A look back to a time frozen in memory. This day marks the beginning of a season of loss. I have so many wonderful memories tucked away and I will hold space for them all as the sad anniversaries come up in the coming days…
“I imagine what it must be like to stay hidden, disappear in the dusky nothing and stay still in the night. It’s not sadness, though it may sound like it. I’m thinking about people and trees and how I wish I could be silent more,…
As I begin the long, tedious process of clearing space in our house, I find myself lingering in memory. So many things saved as reminders. Touchstones to a place and/or time in the past. That’s really why we end up with so much “stuff” isn’t…
Before there was the P.O. there was the business of cooking. I could write volumes on both experiences (and I probably will) but this morning as I packed that Express Mail envelope containing my retirement papers, I drew a long relieved breath in and then…
Every single time I make this drive I am in awe. This morning it was the moon on the big stage. The crescent hung bright against the full outline of the dark moon behind it. Stunning. I don’t have a camera to capture it. You’ll…
I am back at Mineral School for a reunion of sorts. Resting on my bed in the “blue room” I can’t help but wonder what this place was like as a real school. Tiny little desks, with anxious little legs trying to be still as…
I have done most of my hiking in the southern part of the state. My mountains, Rainier and St Helens, my two loves. Yesterday I ventured north to hike with a friend at a couple new mountains. Shuksan and Baker (Koma Kulshan) stole my heart.…
As I begin writing this post, I am safely tucked away at Saint Lucia coffee shop in the old historic part of downtown Centralia. There are a few locals engaging in banter that is white noise to me and what I love most about small coffee…
The night before last, my flurry of recent activity finally caught up to me. The sharp pain in my feet finally subsided only to travel upward in my body and settle into my right shoulder. A hot shower and a dose of advil gave me…
What A Difference A Day Makes Eight days ago I ventured into the charred woods that make up the first third or so of the Noble Knob trail. It’s been a favorite trail of mine since I first hiked there nearly ten years ago. Eight…
A soft walk on pine needles and ash gave my heart such a rush today. My favorite trail, my best friend and a day of adventure. In 2017 this trail was on fire. The Norse Peak Wilderness burned for weeks. This trail closed for months…
