Yesterday. A birthday. This is for my cousin, Hanna, who turned older yesterday. I think that we actually turn older every day, while maintaining the memory of before. But, still, it is good to remember days-of-birth, so I texted some electronic flowers. We went camping this year, in the summer, hiked the best hikes, hadContinueContinue reading “It was my cousin’s birthday”
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Makin’ stuff
I have a wedding coming up this weekend, a delightful event, full of wonder, and maybe I’ll write more about that. But, until then…I’ve been working on a new skirt. (Sketch above). I picked out some material a few weeks back, the store is kind of a potluck of stores–you never know what you’ll find.ContinueContinue reading “Makin’ stuff”
Weird things about sleeping
Y’all, I get writer’s block like the best of us. So I’m going to tell you 10 things about sleeping, in an effort to reach a couple hundo words in the next few minutes. Also, if you couldn’t guess…I’m a little tired. 🙂 Go me. 1. There is a neighborhood I live in only inContinueContinue reading “Weird things about sleeping”
MLK day reflections
The reality on January 15, 2018. Perhaps the most ironic moment of the day is when I drove my used-but-still-slightly-luxurious (heated seats!) sedan down a street in Highland Park. Highland Park, the city-with-a-city, where the larger city is Detroit and the smaller city isn’t doing so hot with violence, poverty, and danger itself. I wentContinueContinue reading “MLK day reflections”
Celebrity Interview. With my sister.
Ceebs is back in town for the holidays, so I thought you’d probably love to hear a celeb interview with this queen. Enjoy. We’re all ready for this. Where do you most hope to visit? Mmmmm. The Holy Land. Me: What do you want to do there? See there? I think it’s pretty cool thatContinueContinue reading “Celebrity Interview. With my sister.”
What I Wore Wednesday
It’s cold in Michigan these days, very cold and often dark. We’ve already hit some kind of record (snow? cold? does it matter when the prize isn’t worth winning?) and the rest of the week has the high temps somewhere in the single digits. I just finished hiking 30+ miles in the bitter cold overContinueContinue reading “What I Wore Wednesday”
We didn’t die: NYE 2017
As you probably know, my favorite New Year’s thing of. all. time. was going to Marytown, a Franciscan Friary just north of Chicago, for prayer and talks and all the celebration, but (alas) that ship has sailed so Ursela took some matters into her own tentacles. Back up a few months, me looking at NewContinueContinue reading “We didn’t die: NYE 2017”
The lavish hand that made us
Earlier this week, when I was sitting in my office, I remembered this quote, from a different blog I once read, and then I looked back, back, back in time, to see if I could find it again. Here ’tis. [The] dinner party is a true proclamation of the abundance of being–a rebuke to theContinueContinue reading “The lavish hand that made us”
Advent-y
Today was a December day, but warmer than it has been, and the snow melted a bit all day long. I had to fill up my tank at lunchtime, and I looked over at the city, shrouded in fog and I thought, “Man, today is looking good.” So I took that picture. The days areContinueContinue reading “Advent-y”
The best laid Advent plans
So well laid. Such Advent plans. Early, early morning gym. Early morning mass. Get holy and stuff. And then, day one of Advent-week, Monday itself…I came down with a violent stomach flu for a couple days. Today was the first time back at work. Le sigh. I’m working on a new linocut for Christmas. IContinueContinue reading “The best laid Advent plans”
Seashell Nell 