**Quick note. I’ve missed writing here, and so I’ve pledged to myself to back off the all or nothing thinking, and to establish a reasonable schedule of regular writing practice for myself. This year I’ll post something each Saturday that I’ve been thinking about in that past week, starting today.** I’ve noticed a trend in…
Author: thirdstoryies
holiday card 2018
It’s been a pretty epic “baking” season around here this season! I’ve had this card idea for a long time – in fact, I think it might be the first card idea that I started mulling over while I was working on another card. You might remember that last year’s card was mostly black and…
things that yell EVACUATE in the night
Here are some lovely garden photos from a few weeks ago. I’m including them with this story because they are calming and zen-like and quiet – unlike our night last night. We have eight hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms installed in our house as required by code. One per floor (including the basement) and one in…