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a beautiful bunch of strawberries.
“There is a story of a woman running away from tigers. She runs and runs and the tigers are getting closer and closer. When she comes to the edge of a cliff, she sees some vines there so she climbs...
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the usual with tea, 9.
We wake the kids earlier than usual to observe the lunar eclipse. Emerging from sleep, the 10yo mumbles, “Why is it still dark outside?” By the time we are all in the yard, the moon is sinking into a...
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drooling over yoga.
Let me set the scene for you. I tiptoe into a yoga session with about a half-dozen other class-goers, all of them quiet and relaxed, meditating themselves into a yogaesque daze. The only space left to...
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spinning madly – the usual with tea, 10.
Breakfast is comprised of scrambled eggs, buttered toast with homegrown honey, and jasmine tea. After the 10yo and his dad shuttle off to school and work, the 7yo and I settle into the sofa and read...
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trash turned treasure.
One Wednesday morning a couple weeks ago, a friend texted me a snapshot of a photo from several years back that she presently has displayed on her windowsill. The framed pic is of my friend Mandy and...
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lessons learned, 2014 edition.
Spotted these words last week from blogger Mandy Hale: “I hope you find some time to get really, really quiet….to sit silently in front of your life and contemplate how magical it really is, before we...
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three-day getaway.
On the first Saturday of the new year, I drove into a brisk and windy Austin for an opportunity to rest, write, and eat sugary dessert things whenever I wanted. Exactly one year before, I had visited...
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why it’s been quiet here…
Two of my three blog fans recently asked why I haven’t been writing much lately. I have, I told them. I just haven’t been sharing. A lot of my writing from the past year is an oversized, not-so-pretty...
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what fills in the gaps between those photos on instagram…
Our family of five took a road trip to the Texas hill country a few weeks ago. I posted four pics to Instagram from the venture, highlighting our favorite stops: Bouldin Creek Cafe in south Austin, the...
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runaway Doug – the usual with tea, 11.
This morning I am greeted by Doug, the two-year-old dachsund/terrier mix we adopted from a pet shelter the evening before. I have never described myself as a “dog person”, but I am now officially – for...
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Earth school, back in session. Not that one ever really takes a break from it, per se. But that homeroom roll call came at me like a ton of #2 pencils on the first day of the fall semester. We had just...
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a conversation with my blender.
It was over the sink, while I rinsed out the gooey remnant of peanut butter banana muffin batter, when we started talking. Through that mundane act of repetitive rinsing, it slapped me upside the head...
View Articlenavigating anxiety.
A friend of mine who struggles with anxiety – and knows I do as well – recently asked if I had tried acupuncture as a way of curtailing the worries. Her question made me contemplate what practical...
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thanks in all circumstances.
Do I wanna dust off the Good Enough Girl? That…is the question. I’m not sure. But after perusing my blog last week, I wondered about revving it back up. Thanks to “sheltering in place” due to the...
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the usual with tea, 12.
Throughout 2014-15, I wrote several blog entries into a series titled The Usual with Tea. It was a simple recounting of any given day and my reflections on it, and a way to practice the craft of...
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burning & beloved.
My trek to the edge of the mountains this summer came with hopes to clear my head a bit. It’s been a brutal past year-and-a-half. My primary relationship detonated, people got hurt – so many people –...
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i took a trip.
A couple months ago I was riding home from an event after dark and noticed a small RV backlit by the lights of a gas station. I imagined I saw lightning flash in the distance. Something about this...
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summer 2021.
Sunset. Birthday. Cinnamon rolls. Jumping. RV road tripping. Needy dog. Sunset. Pa & Mimi. Writing. July 4. Swimming. Fort Worth. Recovering. Backyard. Family art day. Candlelight devo. Back to...
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