I was asked to share, at a meeting, what my experience in Philadelphia was like. So I wrote these jumbled words. Enjoy. ============================================================= The moment that sticks with me Is the moment, under the clouded moon, where they wouldn’t let me in to the gated-off city center, so instead I stood, shivering/ stranded/ crestfallen inContinueContinue reading “La luna nublada”
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Nehemiah was cup-bearer to the King.
Sometimes, on some days, I drive my car un-mapped through the city; I weave through Detroit free of any direction except for the basic understanding of north-south-east-west. Yesterday was one of those days. The air was mild, the sky clear, And I drove with my windows down and my arm out-stretched and my hair blowingContinueContinue reading “Nehemiah was cup-bearer to the King.”
On flowers and summer and Detroit
I wish the frigid, promised kiss of winter didn’t accompany the sun of these late-summer days Because then I could just open my arms unconditionally to the golden, warm haze of these too-short afternoons. Today I got off of work, carrying a basket of supplies to my far-parked car. I smiled at the blue sky,ContinueContinue reading “On flowers and summer and Detroit”
What I Wore Wednesday: Yellah edition
I think it started with these shoes. I think it was my cousin who was like, “Yo. Those are your kind of shoes.” And people say that to me regularly, believe it or not. Only, I couldn’t pinpoint a type of shoe that is “my kind” over any other, but when people say it…I findContinueContinue reading “What I Wore Wednesday: Yellah edition”
My garden/ my life.
My garden had a weird summer. I feel like this is code for: I had a weird summer. So, that’s where this post is going. Now you have been notified. So: back to my garden. I feel like a lot of elements were working against my garden. For one, many of my perennials never evenContinueContinue reading “My garden/ my life.”
Prepping to see da Pope
Every day on my day planner from here through September’s end has a check-box on it with things I need to work on for the Philadelphia trip. Ay yi. Yesterday’s check-box was “design t-shirt.” Check. My sister thought of the design, but the internet and the Christmas-Sharpie from my brother and my own hands madeContinueContinue reading “Prepping to see da Pope”
What I Wore Wednesdayyyy
It occurs to me that mostly everything I’m wearing today comes with a story attached. And, while life has a timeline, I don’t know the timeline to everything here, today. But, I’m wearing a dress I bought in Spain two summers ago. I had just finished walking the Camino de Santiago, and I saved aContinueContinue reading “What I Wore Wednesdayyyy”
This weekend
This past weekend was Labor Day weekend and it was a lovely blend of lovely things. Photographic proof? My pleasure. Only two pictures, though. Because sometimes I elect not to photo-document and instead just live.
Your wellness is worth it
I have a few friends who are coming to the realization that, hey, maybe the foods they’ve been eating for years (looking at you, gluten) might be harming their bodies instead of helping them; tearing their bodies apart instead of nourishing them; leading their bodies to lonely places like late-nite drugstore aisles and toilets-at-parties* insteadContinueContinue reading “Your wellness is worth it”
You can take the girls away from the Camino…
…but you just can’t take the Camino away from the girls. A few weeks ago I wrote to my cousin and my Juli-YEAH, “Camping?” and they said, “YES.” so we tossed around dates and places and settled, quickly, on the one that worked for all of us. And then I made the reservation and tuckedContinueContinue reading “You can take the girls away from the Camino…”
Seashell Nell 