There are two links to my Medium.com page I want to share that I wrote today. 1) Guaranteed Parking: Hike in the Dark at Arches National Park and 2) Poetry: Monarchs in August and More Thanks for reading! I also want to know if any of my WordPress readers have been having problems commenting on…
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On My Nightstand: Books Books and More Books
Books have taken a large space in my life lately. Since determined we were going to sell our house this year, we had to downsize. Hundreds of books got given away. Some for little free libraries, but more to teachers I know, and the majority to the community center in the town we left. We’ve…
Foodie Monday: Favorite Flavor and a Few Changes for August
It’s August 1st! How the heck did that happen? It’s been a busy six months! In February we decided to put our home of 16 years up for sale but wait until spring to do it. In the meantime, we started cleaning out. When we met with realtors, we decided on listing the first week…
Poetry Friday: New Books While I Wait for the Fog to Clear
I’ve been trying to keep up on my reading since we moved. I’m on my third novel for the month and enjoy sitting on the deck facing the lake reading a few pages during the day, as well as at night before bed. The first two books I read were borrowed from the local library….
Poetry Friday: Enjoying Dusk at the Lake
On two consecutive nights this week, I sat on our dock at dusk and watched the loons gather. It was an interesting time, one full of serenity and calmness, as well as appreciation for this bird I’ve come to enjoy. Both nights, seemingly, held a routine. Three loons were gathered in the middle of our…
Weird! Plants That Do Not Need Soil!
Have you ever heard of a plant that doesn’t need soil to thrive? There are a whole group of such plants! They are called epiphytes! You might know them as air plants. I first became interested in epiphytic plants when I was leading an after-school garden club for elementary students, years ago. Planning a holiday…
Poetry Friday: The First Caterpillar of the Year!
Late yesterday afternoon, I saw my first monarch caterpillar of the year. Really?! Wow, it is late. Five years ago, I saw my first larva on June 19th. We did move three hours north, but we moved to a cabin that we built in 2005 and have visited multiple times a year since. So, I…
Poetry Friday: Inspiration and Opportunity
Today is Poetry Friday! Our host is Janice Scully at Salt City Verse! Thanks for hosting, Janice! Our move is complete and I’m finding new sources of inspiration for writing. I also want to take my writing in some new directions this year. I have ideas for some things other than poetry. And since my…
Poetry Friday: A New Chapter
A Poem For New Adventures Fastly, the week went by. We packed. We scrubbed. We saw friends. We laughed. I almost cried but held it back. We closed on the sale of our house this morning. The last 24 hours were harder than I thought they’d be. So many memories in this house. Children grown….
Poetry Friday: Poets of Maine
I struggled with what to write about today. I started a few poems but they didn’t seem to be clicking with me creatively. I’ll save those to keep working on them. Both are nature-inspired. I looked into poems about moving. We are just two weeks away from our move. Much progress was made over last…