Love is a Many Splendored Thing: Spring Cleaning
March 12, 2023 My father kept up this property on the hill until he died of a heart attack at … Continue reading Love is a Many Splendored Thing: Spring Cleaning
Category: Notes from Three of Earth Farm
Excavating a Home, Part 11: Burning Down the House
February 4, 2023 It’s been months since I turned the loose knob on the creaky door of the archives room … Continue reading Excavating a Home, Part 11: Burning Down the House
The Agony and the Ecstasy
I didn’t sleep well last night—for the second night in a row—and got up “late,” just as daylight was beginning … Continue reading The Agony and the Ecstasy
What Non-traditional Looks Like
Thanksgiving Day 2022 It’s been a while since my Thanksgiving Day looked traditional, or what most think of as traditional. … Continue reading What Non-traditional Looks Like
Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey
Movies, plays, novels, and even memoirs, follow a plot structure known as the “hero’s journey.” There are seventeen steps divided … Continue reading Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey
Circling Around to Spring
It’s spring! I think. No, really, it has finally gotten warmer, and the Master Gardeners had their annual plant sale. … Continue reading Circling Around to Spring
A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70
April 7, 20224 miles (to date: 11.9 / 70) After last week’s daily change in this week’s weather forecast—three days … Continue reading A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70
Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten
I got back to it this week! This time with my sisters. Jo Ann was here from Virginia and Rebecca … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten
Masks Off, and Other Spring Tales
It’s my first outing after Washington ended the mask mandate in most venues. I knew what to expect in my … Continue reading Masks Off, and Other Spring Tales
Lake Quinault Rain Forest: Adventure Log and More
February 12, 2022 It’s been a difficult week, more on that later. But first, I’m off for a much needed … Continue reading Lake Quinault Rain Forest: Adventure Log and More
Writing Down the Story 