Two hundred years ago, in 2011, I walked a bit of the Camino de Santiago. Sometimes life has a way of surprising you, you who show up with skeletal “plans” or maybe “visions.” Ha. Hahahahaha. Almost a year before I walked the Camino, my brother had sent me a link to the Wikipedia article aboutContinueContinue reading “Eucalyptus”
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Get your QUICK TAKES HERE!
-1- YOU. GUYS. I am obsessed with a new icon–that of St. Anne and Joachim. So, the names aren’t exactly Biblical, but, there is a long-standing tradition that Anne and Joachim were the parents of the Blessed Virgin a.k.a. Mary a.k.a. the mother of Jesus. Also, fun fact, St. Anne is the patroness of Detroit.ContinueContinue reading “Get your QUICK TAKES HERE!”
Sto lat, leetle blog
Sometimes I do this. I letcha know the blog behind-the-scenes. Basically, I have access to some basic stats about my readers (i.e. my computer knows, for instance, that you might be in the U.S. Past that, though, I know nothing. I don’t know your address or your favorite color or even YOUR FAVORITE DINOSAUR ANDContinueContinue reading “Sto lat, leetle blog”
La luna nublada
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”
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”
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”
Seashell Nell 