Tidbits

Bean said, “Mama, why do we wake up instead of down?” * My spine feels looser after yoga. I had fun, watching him, hearing his breath, moving through the sun salute. * We bought pfeffernusse cookies today; a holiday tradition from my childhood. * Snow is falling in fat, wet flakes outside. * UPDATED: My [...]

A positive counterbalance

It’s the end of a week off and I feel at once relaxed and utterly frantic. I keep trying to remind myself not to let amorphous anxiety paint the backdrop for the entire day, and to instead pinpoint the underlying fear that causes angst to spread like a dark stain over calmer moments. This week [...]

Hello winter

I’ve blinked and it’s winter; the lush carpet of crumpled brown and yellow leaves is obscured by downy blanket of white. I sit at the kitchen counter, my back to the wood stove, watching snowflakes drift to the ground. My mind slips into a reverie, tracing the twirling track of individual snowflakes as they fall; [...]

Daily chatter it is, then!

Happy Thanksgiving! Bean was sick with the stomach flu last night. All over everything. He’s better today, but we’re all a little delerious, and are getting ready to turn in for a nap. Rain is falling steadily and the air is heavy with fog. Brett Dennon is playing; the stove is toasty. Nap time it [...]

I failed NaBloPoMo

I didn’t even mean to. I simply forgot to write yesterday–amidst snow falling and my father-in-law’s birthday, and conferences at work and, well, life. Now I’m torn. I can either revert to my pensive ever-two-days posts, or continue to bombard you with daily chatter.

33 Months

33 months old, and he says, “Mama, do you think Kiwi birds eat kiwis?” and then giggles. When I say, “You’re my little guy” he says, “No I’m not, I’m you’re bunny, and I’m a little bit big.” When I skip a page in a story, or skim past a few lines to speed the [...]

I spent the entire day writing

And it felt good. So good to sink into the work, to get beyond the distractions, the internal rebellions, the anxiety. Things are starting to fit together, the synapses of the story becoming evident. Tomorrow I’m making a cherry pie; and doing laundry. Tomorrow it’s back to reality. But today was for words. Do you [...]

First snow of the season

Driving home, three good songs on the radio and then perfect light. I couldn’t stop smiling. I pulled on my new snowboots, and dashed out the door with my camera thudding against my chest. The light was so perfect it took my breath away. A momentary break in the clouds, and pure gold. Everything was [...]