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A Happy Woman!
Motherhood is no longer the effortless softness of a new, fresh life season for me. But there is a triumph to it. There is a commitment to beauty. A realness to the glaring magic spread long and loud between the harshness, loss, and brittle elements. And best of all there’s a knowing that rattlesnakes, difficulty, wilting, and… Continue reading
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The Official Autumn Playlist
On every Tuesday afternoon in October I invited my neighbors and their children to spend time in the garden. Gardens are for people. That’s what I wrote in my garden journal for Year 2023, words from Monty Don, but ones I wanted to live out in Green Fables. I envisioned iced tea and glassware and… Continue reading
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A Composition of Harvest
In late winter, I heard the formidable crash of a huge oak tree on the hillside next to our home. Death for the old oak wasn’t the end and I write more of those thoughts here. It’s a stunning prelude to spring, but below I’ve posted the poem I wrote this autumn as I thought… Continue reading
