My post today is much shorter than usual due to some life events (not COVID related) that are happening in my immediate family. I did write a longer blog on insomnia, yesterday, if you are interested the link is at the bottom of this post. But, today, I offer a poem I wrote while I…
I’m back to the house of insomnia, both literally and figuratively. For five nights in a row, I’ve slept poorly. I knew it was catching up with me yesterday afternoon when my neck started to hurt me. Right around C7 and radiating over both of my shoulders I noted that I was stiff and sore….
Fortunate Genes I consider my family both unusual and fortunate in that we are all capable of self-teaching. From building furniture to growing a fruit orchard, or building a house, From creating jewelry, games, and wallets on a CNC machine, From learning water color painting in grad school, to composing music, From origami to colored…
Last week I made some homemade crackers. This is something I’ve wanted to do for a while but just got around to doing. These were seed crackers, consisting of several types of seeds – pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds. I threw in extra chia seeds due to lacking one of the…
Wandering on a prairie path, Enveloped in a sea of gold, Waving stiffly as the Soft breezes blow. Some blooms pyramidical, some with rounded heads, Some still verdant, and Some already obtunded. Bees flock to their yellow glow, the goldenrod species beckons to fill pollen pockets to a state of overflow. Brushing me as I…
Football stadiums are full. Colleges, Big Ten, Big Twelve, and Otherwise. Pro teams large and small, Now fill their seats like Nothing can fall. But, there’s a virus in our midst. High school sports are playing, too. Parents, friends, and fans lined up to fill The buildings and gyms to the walls, Like nothing is…
Despite a rare and unique occurrence in the world of Lepidoptera, other winged species, besides monarch butterflies, migrate at this time of year. Hummingbirds are on the move! There has been a noticeable flurry of activity at our feeder over the last few days. The tiny birds drained the feeder yesterday. Today, there will be…
This morning, already, I worked on creating a new logo for my handmade jewelry line. I created four and put them out for a vote on email and social media. It’s time to order new tags and I like to have them be “branded” but also feel it is time for new look. Speaking of…
For most, Labor Day means a day off of work and the unofficial end of summer. For me, it is a reminder of two of my life’s blessings (there are four, actually). Twenty-seven years ago on Labor Day, I labored, truly. I woke up early, feeling the twinges of pain one’s body sends when it…