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  • Nine Days of Introspection

    It’s 9:30am. Sitting here at the desk, hoping to garner a few minutes of focus and do some writing. It’s a challenge, though – on my second cup of coffee, listening to Ian Astbury belt out “She Sells Sanctuary“, and… Continue reading

    Nine Days of Introspection
  • A Reminder of Things

    It’s been two weeks since my last post. Been a little busy with “life stuff”. Have an issue with my right eye that sometimes causes these little wormy-looking floaters that completely block my line of sight. Will likely take several… Continue reading

    A Reminder of Things
  • Stop. Listen. Breathe.

    Yesterday, after a day full of unexpected health complications (I’m okay, so no worries), I came home and was completely zapped. The past week or so has been tough on many levels. Y’all saw my last post about anxiety, and… Continue reading

    Stop. Listen. Breathe.
  • The Unwelcome Visitor

    Well, it appears I’ve fallen off my plan to post here at least once a week. So this morning, I’m sitting at the computer, trying to figure out what’s on my mind that needs to show up here. Quite frankly,… Continue reading

    The Unwelcome Visitor
  • What a Difference a Year Makes

    A year ago, I reached out to Hospice of the Piedmont, one of our local organizations, to offer some of Dad’s original artwork for whatever purpose they felt it would best suit. (If you haven’t read some of my previous… Continue reading

    What a Difference a Year Makes
  • Waiting on the Moon

    A solitary Friday night in my world. I’m feeling a little maudlin, listening to Echo and the Bunnymen’s “The Killing Moon”, released in January 1984. I was getting ready to graduate high school at the time that song came out…… Continue reading

    Waiting on the Moon
  • The Day the Yuccas Spoke

    Introduction to This Post I have been working on writing a book about my childhood for going on fifteen years. Scrap sheets of paper saved in file folders, spiral notebooks, or on my computer. Why is it taking so long?… Continue reading

    The Day the Yuccas Spoke
  • Life in the “Coulds”

    I’m trying to shift into a new practice of getting up a little earlier in the morning to have more quiet time for meditation and journaling before the world gets loud. And to coffee myself. (Yes, I feel that coffee… Continue reading

    Life in the “Coulds”
  • There’s No Place Like Home

    It’s Monday, August 18, at 11:55pm. Bear with me – I felt like logging in another post before going to bed. Tomorrow’s going to be a busy and interesting day, and while I need some sleep, I also want to… Continue reading

    There’s No Place Like Home
  • A Start at Some Song Lyrics

    Before I share what I’ve come up with, I need to give a little backstory. For about twenty years now, I’ve been making solo trips up to the NC mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway. There’s something about the place… Continue reading

    A Start at Some Song Lyrics