I had my first wedding anniversary yesterday. It was a great day. We went to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, watched Jeff’s sister belly dance in a festival downtown called ‘Dancing in the Streets.’ We then went to a shnazzy restaurant that we went to last year with a gift...

Sometimes saving something’s life is what nature intended 🙂 So there, cruel and heartless world! I took her in, put her next to a sock filled with warm, dry rice, and rehydrated her with Pedialyte. Interesting stuff, eh? I just looked it all up on the internet and got...

And his mom left him at the bottom of a tree in his yard. The nest is in the tree right in front of our house, so Arka put him under the tree being careful not to touch him.
I don’t want him to die, so we’re gonna contact...

I went to work, moved boxes all day, then came home and started taking pictures.
Here they are…

this is a pretty flower on my dying cucumber plants. For some reason everyone’s cukes are dying this year- what a shame… but the...

Jeff & Maya… my fam

Jeff got me a digital camera for my birthday. It’s so fun I can’t believe it. I cried when I got it- a) because I wanted it really bad and I didn’t say that I did really…...

I’ve had a good day today. Full of smiles and reflection. This morning was of the slow-to-rise variety, which is always nice. J went out early to run some errands so I just poked around and made some breakfast and coffee for myself. I got a little bored at...

It’s so dark and stormy out there right now, I love it. It reminds me of good books and hot tea.
Lately I’ve been disgusted with the news. There is so much going on in the world, yet the story getting the most coverage is about a 10 year...

… but I just had to put it up as well.

Sometimes poetry hits.

—
E. E. Cummings
i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite...

I’ve always thought of myself as an adaptable person, but having had the routine over the past year, it’s hard to adjust to future plans. Everything is changing again. I guess I’ll have to stay open and willing. I should focus on how happy I am to go back...

Morning fights are the worst. They make me feel so icky. I know it will get better, but when you start your day on this note it feels eternal.… Continue Reading...