May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as…
I started writing this post last night from my cozy chair near the fire. I left our tiny little tree aglow and turned on my cool moon light and tap, tap, tapped away … I scrapped it all this morning. After the sun sets…
I haven’t been sleeping well. I have a brain with a broken switch. It seems that nothing short of pharmaceutical assistance will work to quiet my busy mind. And even then, it’s unreliable. If I go to bed at 10, I am wide awake…
A four day weekend is pretty rare in my world. The stars have to align “just so”. So when it happened THIS weekend, I vowed not to squander my good fortune. I wrote a friend yesterday about thinking I could do three hikes over these…
August 17, 2018 Hardest physical day in a couple years. I felt like I did before that bad RA flare a couple years ago. Tonight, it’s a hot soak. TODAY was a “love list”. Sometimes thinking about stuff you love can turn a day around…
Mineral School Class of 2018 I am home now after 14 days living, breathing and working in the smallest town I’ve ever spent time in. Mineral Washington is an unassuming (and unincorporated) community just off of State Route 7 in Lewis County. The population…
I know that isn’t the official trail name. But there was this dance happening from early morning to early afternoon that defied any better description. Oh. My. God. Part of that “oh my god” was for the relentless UP UP UP of this trail. I…
Today was full of mountain time. I rose just as nautical twilight was ending and civil twilight was beginning to paint the sky. Quiet roads. Ribbons of pink and blue. And an unmistakable calm. I’ve been to Reflection Lake many times but it is never…
14 and a half hours and 400 miles after leaving my house this morning, I was safely back home on the couch. Oh, and did I mention “wiped out” ? What an awesome day ! 47-202-103 to get there. 101 and 30 to get home.…
Every day, sometime before noon, I drop a coin in the wishing pot that lives in the fine furnishings consignment shop on my route. I used to wish for specific things, like a sunny day when clouds were forecast or an easy commute or a…
When I woke up late (for me) this morning, I realized I missed a gorgeous sunrise. I kick myself when that happens because life is too short to miss those really important things. Instead, Kelly and I opted for breakfast and a walk with Yoda…
“What we are waiting for is not as important as what happens to us while we are waiting. Trust the process.” – Mandy Hale I am daydreaming about the three days I will get to rediscover my own center of gravity next week. A Monday…
