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What Not To Do On New Year’s Eve

January 1, 2019

It was brewing in my head, the deep and meaningful New Year’s Eve story. It was going to be called “Peace Of Mind”, and be about how we should all, in our (theoretically) universal desire for world peace, begin by finding peace within ourselves. I had a vision of the picture for the opening…a graceful luminara lantern, back-lit by a magnificent sunset, floating out over the water. What I wound up with was a little different, another chapter in the book of best-laid plans gone wrong. Luckily, I did not wind up in jail, and the resulting story goes like this…

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Night of the Bats, Day of the Sol Duc

September 6, 2017

Some summers, I feel the pull of the mountain, and I cannot stay away. This year, the ocean has called to me like a siren song, one that cannot be ignored. With an extra day added to my holiday weekend, and Marc away on a business trip, I thought this would be a perfect time to take Carter to my favorite ocean beach for a night of camping, just the two of us. He accepted the invitation readily, and plans were put in place. When he reneged only hours later, citing a forgotten golf tournament, I once again swallowed my disappointment about the lack of together-time with my son, and opted to go alone… Continue Reading

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The Importance of Lungwort

March 11, 2017

(Moss and lichen, but not Lungwort)

I woke up this morning to the sound of voices in the house. Not unusual, since my husband gets up early and likes to watch the news. I find it unsettling, the sound of strange voices, and whatever dream I am having just before waking up usually takes a strange turn as I drift from dreamland to somewhat awake. This morning, I was unprepared for the tornado of emotion that struck, when he came into the bedroom and asked, “Do you know Meadowdale Beach Park?” His perfectly innocent question took me on a ride of memories and emotions that left my mind reeling, and me weeping. Fortunately, he had already left the room… Continue Reading

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…I Have Been a Stranger in A Strange Land

December 10, 2016

Exodus 2:22

I made a solo trip to New York last week, to visit my favorite aunt. I have been to New York a few times, and have visited most of the tourist attractions at one time or another. My aunt is 90, and suffering from some (hopefully temporary) health issues, and my mission this trip was to visit her, accompany her on as many medical and other appointments as possible, and to offer assistance in whatever areas I could. I purposely scheduled my trip to include as many full weekdays as possible, so that there would be appointments to accompany her on, but I did have a full weekend there, as well, and my aunt insisted that I take some time to do something fun… Continue Reading

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