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…
Read MoreIn September I attended Same Same But Different Festival in Lake Perris California. After a year of any and all festivals that I attend being cancelled, postponed, or altered to an almost unrecognizable state, it was really nice to be back in that…
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself pondering the question “What’s next?” in your life? I seem to find myself asking it a lot. And it’s not that I haven’t learned to find peace in the stillness of not having something on my plate… or is it? Why does anything have…
Read MoreDenali 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…
Read MoreThe other day this message popped up on my computer screen, and it got me thinking... Oftentimes life seems to feel like it's simply a continuous ebb and flow between times of connection and times of disconnection. I witness myself…
Read MoreAs I sit down to write this article, one of my favorite sporting events of all time, The Summer Olympics, has just wrapped up in Tokyo. After a year of waiting for what should have been the 2020 Olympics, has just wrapped up in Tokyo. After a…
Read More“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…
Read MoreDo you ever contemplate your own mortality? Mark Twain said it best, “Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.” For me personally there have been a lot of perks to each passing year. I have grown and changed…
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