It started out with this flower. This yellow one right here, growing out of some broken concrete, saturated against the sky. And I was like, I appreciate this flower’s dogged insistence on introducing beauty to a broken world. Today I didn’t want to be inside for lunch, cramped around my space heater, so I wentContinueContinue reading “Dogged insistence on beauty”
Category Archives: Fanciful
Autumn querulousness
When I was leetle, my mom read us the story of Wind in the Willows–the Mole who left during spring cleaning and the Toad who was enraptured with motor-cars and the baby Otter who was lost one day. As with many things, sometimes those memories come back at funny times. My siblings and I willContinueContinue reading “Autumn querulousness”
Grandparents and faith
Last Sunday was Grandparent’s day, which, let’s be real, is probably a Hallmark holiday. But, I’m Catholic and it doesn’t take much of an excuse to get me to celebrate, so that’s just that. My father had a set of parents. His mother died when I was young, so young that memories of the newsContinueContinue reading “Grandparents and faith”
Labor Day SHE-nan-ee-gans.
On Thursday I was like, “Huh. The weekend is open, and a holiday weekend, no less. I should find something to do” and “I’ve wanted to walk this 35-mile trail since I heard about it last summer.” So, I told my cousin, and she was on board for a Sunday-through-Monday hike. She did perform aContinueContinue reading “Labor Day SHE-nan-ee-gans.”
Seven lovin’ quick takes
It’s Friday. I’ll make it snappy. You haven’t got all day. Allow me to pass along some things I’ve been loving. Loving so much, in fact, that I took some pictures. — 1 — I know, I know, cliche and hipster. But, this papyrus and that late-afternoon summer sun just spoke to my heart. PeopleContinueContinue reading “Seven lovin’ quick takes”
Playing Catch Up: Day 3 of 4. I went to camp.
There was a week of silence, not last week, but the week before. And that was because: I was up in the northern reaches of the U.S. of A., being a camp counselor. Weeks before, the department director at my work had called me into his office, which is odd, so I was a littleContinueContinue reading “Playing Catch Up: Day 3 of 4. I went to camp.”
Playing catch up: Day 2 of 4. A car.
Remember how, last winter, it snowed like it has never snowed before? And my car brought me to safety? And I loved it via some blog-time? Indeed. Well, I’ve purchased a new car. I purchased it because while Basil here was strong and sturdy all winter long, the winter was hard on the vehicle, andContinueContinue reading “Playing catch up: Day 2 of 4. A car.”
NEVER BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE!
Hallo. I wrote about pilgrimage for a while there, but never uploaded the photos. And, frankly, I’m still not quite going to…mayhaps tomorrow. I’m behind on too many other random photos. Wanna just play catch up? OK. First of all, (and I can elaborate more later) I usually learn a lot on pilgrimages, too. NoContinueContinue reading “NEVER BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE!”
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”
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”
Seashell Nell 