June 2018 Last June, my brother and I walked 460 km of the French Way of El Camino de Santiago, the way of Saint James, in northern Spain. It’s a medieval pilgrimage through Spain and ends in Santiago de Compostela. The remains…

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My mother and grandmothers are master gardeners, having a presence with plants that is humble while having a deep unassuming knowledge. I've been loving having my own garden the last two years and am ...
This DIY craft is perfect for beginners and a great scrap buster project. It’s quick and easy to sew and makes a great gift! Especially for upcoming Mother’s Day and Father’s Day! Anyone with glasses, ...
Ambling out to the kitchen in the summer mornings, I grab my cup of coffee and gaze out the back door’s window to our garden. As the aroma from my drink drifts up and I suppress a yawn, the birds are ...
Today marks a year that I moved out of the Pink Apartment, lovingly named for the pink carpets, pink counters, and, what used to be, pink walls. In August 2021 I got the keys and gave the whole ...
September 26 to September 30 The Final Four Days As the end of the course approached, my heart was racing. Anxiety was building and the new normal that had come to comfort me was about to be ...
June 2018 Last June, my brother and I walked 460 km of the French Way of El Camino de Santiago, the way of Saint James, in northern Spain. It’s a medieval pilgrimage through Spain and ends in Santiago de Compostela. The remains…
June 2018 Last June, my brother joined me in Spain to walk El Camino de Santiago. It was my way of saying thank you for a great year after living and teaching in Spain. I lived in the south and this was a…
Sometimes your brain gets stuck and it doesn’t know what to do. That’s normal. Whether you’re struggling with how to write your next scene or lacking inspiration for a story, I’ve made this list of suggestions (not foolproof solutions) that…
I’ve been having a lot of fun planning and testing out my bullet journal. This month I broke out the watercolors. Because I’m artsy fartsy. And classy! (Surprise, I’m actually not.) You can even see where I messed up in…
When I started this blog, I wanted to publish a #zerowastewednesday blog post every week. That really didn’t pan out because I lived in Spain for a year and I expanded the focus of this blog to include my writing…
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