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I stopped at one of the little free libraries in town– I love that we have many– and found two books who’s covers were worthy of judging....

I met two pigs today (just called Pigspigspigs because they will be butchered someday). They were asleep in the shade in their shelter...

August can have such a feeling of rushing, of not being at home because you’re not in the moment. Maybe for everyone on an...

A wild rice and maple syrup macaron from The Bad Seed food truck, sitting in the sun facing west, my kiddo to my left, a hoppy beverage...

Elbow Lake, two boards, a distant fishing boat catching the late light, if not fish. Water does something to my body, to my chest and...

Band practice in the garage. For real. (Yeah, it was the second floor office space above the garage, but still. Classic, legit, just...

How is it these two words feel so very different? #Divorce #Quote

Ennis said, “Let’s go jump off the breakwall,” and I said, “Sure!” There were so many years of conserving and protecting and worrying...

I started a band today. (For real!) Really, I started months ago, asking someone about messing around and trying out some music together....

Not only did meet some ladies on the beach (beverages in tow, many, many topics on the table, we, beach blanket), but I also did my...

We drove to Duluth today, separately, the way we’ve been living our lives. That sounds cryptic and moody, but we were meeting with a...

I walked back to my car, still parked outside the office, and suddenly looked up: There was Pat, oftentimes-serious dentist, making...

Naming all the Fears. Like the First Woman in her garden. Like a child lining up toys. Like a poet calling out constellations. Like a...

I ran today. Like, for real jogging running. And I didn’t hate it. I didn’t spend my energy wishing I could quit (and then quitting,...

To say all the things you’re ashamed of, all the little failings of focus, all the ways you Should Know Better (and do)– it’s a relief....

I ate raspberries right off the bush, hand-to-mouth in the most lovely way: here’s the good earth supporting me, and making so much...

I don’t generally text OMG– never, really. But when I went to the local thrift store I not only found a sweet little blue and white...

A friend asked, “what’s something you’re grateful for today?,” and I answered, “my little work community.” We were all tired and in favor...

A black fedora, bought at a thrift store for maybe $10, that transforms everyone who wears it into a Fosse dancer. Soany compliments....

You don’t have to do all the plans. Friends come to visit and you don’t have to see them if it doesn’t feel right. The point is the joy...