WordPress has just informed me that this is my 135th post and I have been blogging for nine years. Although I have been posting fairly regularly this still took me by surprise. What exactly have I chronicled in nine years of blogging and 135 posts? A lot can happen in nine years. A lot of…
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Topaz
November is the color of gold. Leaves are in their final stage of decay before carpeting the earth with their brilliance. The sun is a particular shade of yellow gold as the days get shorter. Pumpkins are still in vogue as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving at the end of the month. Pumpkin pies and…
Three Red Roses
The Summer Solstice is today. Time has been slippery for me ever since the pandemic so it’s kind of crazy to realize that we are in summer again after the year my family has just had. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we crave the sun. Notoriously famous for being a rainy state, fellow citizens celebrate…
Spring Snow
Spring in the Pacific Northwest is a glorious thing. Every tree, plant, and flower blooms in a cacophony of glory, life, and brilliance in every color of the rainbow. All of these beautiful trees and bushes sport various shades of green throughout the year so it is a lovely surprise when a red or purple…
Total Eclipse
It’s hard for me to wrap my head around that fact that it is already mid-November, although it is my favorite month for personal reasons. The year seems to be progressing with fleeting speed and I have felt the days flow by like water spilling through my fingers. One of the things I have wondered…
Three Shots and A Mask
It’s crystal clear by this point that there is no handbook on how to live through a global pandemic. 2022 arrived with a lot of hope but not much change. The virus is still alive and well and wreaking havoc on our health and on society in general. If that sounds defeatist, I must tell…
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