I don’t know much about dahlias. This is my first year growing them. I was surprised at how easy it was — I’m used to planting bulbs (I know, dahlia seeds are tubers, not bulbs) and then nothing happens. Or at least not much happens. Maybe a…
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Denali and I met when she was nine weeks old. The markings on her face suggested she was angry, or at least quite perturbed. Those markings have changed over the years, but her huffs and eyerolls have remained. She’s not…
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“Blessed are you who take the risk of standing still right at the point of change, though uncertainty and stress want to propel you forward.” – Kate Bowler, A Blessing for When You’re Forced to Rethink Your Life… My tendency is to move…
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“Do your art. Generally, a thing cannot freeze if it is moving. So move. Keep moving.” I’m slowly working my way through this book, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD. I mean sloooooowly… like a couple…
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Not long after we moved into our new home, we went over to a friend’s house to get some plants. We dug up huge hostas to split and fill up our flower beds. There were some daylilies too. She also mentioned that we could take pieces of…
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I went for a hike over the weekend with my hiking buddy Lauren. We started going to state parks together last fall, and now that we both have the annual parks pass, we’re looking forward to even more visits throughout this summer. Prophetstown…
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For most of my adult life I expected those closest to me to be mind readers. I mean, if they truly knew me and deeply loved me, surely they knew what I wanted and needed. That was a terribly unfair (and untrue!) assumption. I’m the only one that…
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I’m sitting here wondering. I’m sitting here wondering what I might write about, what words I have to string together that others will want to read or even find inspiration from. I’m sitting here wondering how my dog decides what is worthy…
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