It’s no secret that I love my huge and old Buick…but winter has been hard on it, so this week I’ve been going to car lots and Craigslist ads and test driving all around the local cities. Oy. The hardest part is that I love my car–he’s just, well, had enough. And I need aContinueContinue reading “What I Wore Wednesday”
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Create or stagnate, little Nell
Oh, hi. It’s been a few days, hasn’t it? I ride on summertime mercy of too much sunshine and too many beautiful gatherings and the Queen Anne’s lace EVERYWHERE this year. Seriously, everywhere. And, by the way, I’m loving it. Can I just ease back into this blog thing? May I write a simple andContinueContinue reading “Create or stagnate, little Nell”
Preparing for a pilgrimage part two | Discharge dying
Hey friends!! I’ve been busy and extra busy. Want to know why? Well, I’m planning this pilgrimage, right? I was planning for fifteen people, maybe twenty and it looks like I should aim for forty-fifty people. Yowza. Guess what that means? Making more shirts! I’ve created a sweatshop in my backyard. Kidding. But I haveContinueContinue reading “Preparing for a pilgrimage part two | Discharge dying”
What goes into planning a pilgrimage
So, time is tight, but blog postin’ is due so let me tell you a little story, eh? On Saturday I’m planning a pilgrimage walk of nine miles. I can hand out the details tomorrow, but, it’s story time today! Allow me to tell you about what happened last Saturday. Well, earlier in the weekContinueContinue reading “What goes into planning a pilgrimage”
Flowers from glass shards
Here’s a non-secret: I work in Detroit. And as long as we’re sharing non-secrets: Detroit is riddled with crime and poverty. That was obvious, wasn’t it? But, here’s a second secret: the suburbs of Detroit are riddled with crime and poverty, too. The suburbs are surrounded by racism, in our hearts…and that’s both a crimeContinueContinue reading “Flowers from glass shards”
Sometimes I don’t excel…and, whatever, man
Sometimes I post pictures of myself playing circus on the interwebs. But, there are other photos I don’t tag or share, and I kind of want to talk about that today. Last Thursday I couldn’t move my arms so well. Want to know why? On last Wednesday, at circus class, I was trying to learnContinueContinue reading “Sometimes I don’t excel…and, whatever, man”
The shortest Christine story.
So many things to say! But no time! So, I’ll tell you something Christine said. Me: Christine, you should come to circus class ONE TIME. Christine: No. Me: Yes. You should try it ONCE. Christine: No. I have no upper-body strength. Me: Well, how do you think you will get upper body strength? Christine: SittingContinueContinue reading “The shortest Christine story.”
An imagined discourse between me and the makers of U.S. dresses
Yesterday I wore a dress I bought in Spain and wondered why I can’t find anything as nice here in the U.S. This imagined conversation is what followed–between me and the people who decide what kind of dresses will fill the U.S. stores. I’ve dubbed these decision makers the “American dress manufacturers,” and the communicationsContinueContinue reading “An imagined discourse between me and the makers of U.S. dresses”
What I Wore Wednesday
You know what we haven’t done in a very long time? Not since over a month ago, actually? A “What I Wore Wednesday.” High time or high time? Yes, indeed, high time. Shall we start with the skirt? It kind of pops out and grabs the attention, so that’s where we’ll start. I bought thatContinueContinue reading “What I Wore Wednesday”
Highlights from the 4th of July
Full disclosure: I took some cold medicine yesterday. Even though cold medicine comes in packs of two, I usually only take one at a time and leave the other one until I need it later down the line. But yesterday I was like, “You know, I could just be an adult and take them both.”ContinueContinue reading “Highlights from the 4th of July”
Seashell Nell 