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Here it is, the last day of July and the final day of my blogging challenge. I feel relieved about not having the looming deadline every day. But I also feel just a little bit sad. Between journaling in the morning and blogging at night, writing book-ended my day. That has made me feel like …
I slept today until after 9:30 a.m.! I can’t believe my animals let me. After making coffee and doing the dishes, I had a spurt of energy. I made lentil mushroom and jasmine rice soup (with homemade stock), and prepared dough for sourdough sandwich bread, which will go into the oven tomorrow. Today’s batch of …
This small moth, about a half-inch long, was flying half-heartedly around the bathroom yesterday. I was unsuccessful in trapping it, but managed a photo. It had the prettiest, shiny, dark copper-colored top wings, which you can’t really see here. What I found. Today, I saw it again, caught it in a cup, and released it …
Today, on Facebook, two photos of moss roses came up in my memories from last July. I had forgotten all about them. The year before last, Ainsley potted a selection of flowers for me. The moss roses were my absolute favorite — the color, the shape of the petals, the leaves. Perfection. Although moss roses …
Nothing like a little procrastination on a rainy Saturday, which also included an afternoon nap. I had all day to write. Now it’s evening. A good friend noted that, as of yesterday, I’ve written for one week straight. That’s an accomplishment for me and one I feel good about! Today I’m feeling the resistance. If …
A wise teacher once told me that, by continuing to read about and study a particular topic — with the idea that, only when I thoroughly understood that topic could I take action on it — I was stalling. Take this blog post, which I promised myself I’d write weeks ago. I’ve written plenty of …
I launched this site in April 2014. Yes. Three years ago. Three. Since then, nothing. My fellow procrastinators may resonate with this. I thought I had a great idea, but then I wasn't sure exactly how to proceed. What to write about in these posts. How often. Whether what I wrote would be mundane. Whether …
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