"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver

Category: Blogging

  • A LIttle Blog Update

    A LIttle Blog Update

    I had on my list to update pages on my blog, and it is done. I also changed my theme and did a little bit of a redesign while I was at it. Now, you can access all my travel posts from the link in the top menu bar. I’ve also linked up my various…

  • Making Memories

    I’ve been following Laura Vanderkam’s Tranquility by Tuesday challenge. The past week has concentrated on rule #6: One big adventure, one little adventure. The idea is to counter the feeling of our days running together by adding a couple of novel experiences into our weeks. By adding “adventures,” instead of wondering where the time went,…

  • Embodied Practices

    I think this would be a shame because one of the things I value about writing, is the act of writing itself. It is an embodied process that connects me to my own humanity, by putting me in touch with my mind, the same way a vigorous hike through the woods can put me in touch with my…

  • Eating my Veggies … and a NaBloPoMo Wrap-Up

    With going away for the weekend, moving house and a few other functions, I was feeling sorely in need of some veggies. This Greens with Roasted Squash, Tahini, & Dukkah is hitting the spot for lunch … and I have a veggie box that should be arriving soon. Anyway, today is my last post for…

  • Why I Still Blog

    This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post. Thank you to those who weighed in on the discussion in the comments. Suzanne made the important point that the popularity of your social media account or blog matters, which I agree with; I’m not commanding or seeking to command the heights of the attention economy. (Hopefully, that…

  • Public and Private

    I had a blog before this one. Started when the kids were small, when personal blogs were more of a thing; I gradually posted less as the kids got older, and I went back and forth over privacy issues. Earlier this year, I finally decided there were too many posts to go through and individually…