How the Universe Writes Poetry

Commonplace Book, Daily, Life Getting in the Way

I was sitting on the sofa after dinner one night earlier this week, watching an episode of Modern Family, when my husband came in holding a stack of mail on top of a slightly cumbersome package. “What’s this?” I asked as he handed the box to me. “I haven’t ordered anything recently.” “It’s from Chris […]

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A silver lining with a bitter biting edge.

Daily, Life Getting in the Way, Photos

One unexpected bonus to the pandemic forcing us all to hunker down and do everything online from home for more than a year was that I had the chance to attend my old poetry workshop via Zoom. Before we moved from Pennsylvania back to Colorado seven years ago, I used to participate in an annual […]

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Garden company.

Daily, Gardening, Life Getting in the Way, Photos

Always remember the beauty of the garden, for there is peace. Unknown I spent Saturday morning puttering around in my garden. It’s deeply satisfying to be able to do something like that. We’re as busy as ever these days, so I hadn’t had much of a chance to get out there all week, and the […]

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A trip to Mesa Verde

Daily, Photos, RV Travels

We’re trying to squeeze in as many trips with the girls as we can before they’re really too grown up to vacation with us. Traveling during the pandemic has been… interesting. We’ve been camping/RV-ing for quite a few years now, and this year, it seems like EVERYONE is getting in on the fun. Campgrounds are […]

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Garden company.


Daily, Gardening, Life Getting in the Way, Photos

Always remember the beauty of the garden, for there is peace. Unknown I spent Saturday morning puttering around in my garden. It’s deeply satisfying to be able to do something like that. We’re as busy as ever these days, so I hadn’t had much of a chance to get out there all week, and the […]

August 22, 2020

A trip to Mesa Verde


Daily, Photos, RV Travels

We’re trying to squeeze in as many trips with the girls as we can before they’re really too grown up to vacation with us. Traveling during the pandemic has been… interesting. We’ve been camping/RV-ing for quite a few years now, and this year, it seems like EVERYONE is getting in on the fun. Campgrounds are […]

August 18, 2020

Sunday morning conversation over coffee.


Conversations, Daily

Me: Did you see this headline about the fire tornado in California? Husband: Fire tornado??? Me: Yes. Apparently, conditions were unusually perfect for the formation of a firenado, also known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud. It formed near the Loyalton fire. Can you imagine? Husband: Jesus…. Who had firenado on their 2020 Bingo card? Me: I […]

August 17, 2020

A different kind of busy.


Daily, Gardening, RV Travels

Even in quarantine, we’ve been busy. It’s just a different kind of busy, is all. Before this all started, I spent hours in my car, driving all over the city as I ferried my youngest from her classes at the community college, to her enrichment program, to any one of a half dozen orchestra rehearsals […]

May 19, 2020