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The Sparkly Handprint
Mother’s Day…My sweet mom, Patty, is no longer on this earthly plane, but I see her everywhere. She molded me into the woman I am. Looking back at my mom’s fingerprints on my life, her vibrant, vital influence endures…even if the recollections snag me a little some days. * I’ll begin in 2024, when the…
Read MoreGrateful & Joyful
Recipe for Joy is 1 month old! My little book baby is crawling out into the world, getting read, and being shared with friends. I love that people are sending me pictures of my novel in their pottery studio, on the beach, next to their cat, artfully arrayed on their foyer table! I hear…
Read MoreAutumn’s Breathtaking Sparkle
September. Late-summer tomatoes lasted until the end of the month. Cool mornings whispered of days to come. Afternoons still felt steamy. Leaves, a mere scattering, drifted ever so softly to the ground. Sunlight glimmered, felt both warm and a winding-down at the same time. Nights rolled up earlier. Mornings arrived later. September, always a month…
Read MoreSpring Cheer Unleashed
Of all the flowers in the world, daffodils mean spring to me. Their proud stems concealing conical petals are some of the first to poke through the frigid ground after a long hibernation. When the weather still carries a chilly edge, when the sun shines but doesn’t yet warm completely, daffodils serve up an effervescent…
Read MoreFrosty Hope
We’re in a brittle time of year. The air is so cold it could crack. Drudgery is taking root. We’re stiffening. Oh, February, you can be hard on the heart. But every now and again, the sun pokes through the clouds, piercing and bright. There’s hope in that fleeting warmth. It’s like nature is…
Read MoreComfort Food
It’s the 745th day of January. This month is never-ending. It’s both too frigid and too fiery. It’s biting. It’s cranky. And we’re feeling it all. I don’t have to list the reasons why. We know why. We’re all living this year’s difficult, and in some ways, heartbreaking, start. On top of that, each of…
Read MoreMaking Sweetness Last
The holiday season is waning. Another year is drawing to a close. And, if you’re anything like me, you’re still eating Christmas cookies. Perhaps you too felt memories’ indelible handprint upon your center as you went through familiar paces these last few weeks—the cooking, the baking, the minting of fresh moments. Maybe emotions rose up,…
Read MoreGiving Thanks
I love the afterglow of a good Thanksgiving, when thoughts of a scrumptious meal and decadent desserts linger on the palate…when you still feel the embrace of loved ones long after you’ve flown home. Memories sparkle brightly this time of year. Thanksgiving has always been laden with memories for me. I think of my mom…
Read MoreThe Flavors that Remind
Everyone has a season where remembrance weighs heavily. For me, it’s autumn. Autumn is the time of year when my beloved mother, my grandmother, and our sweet pup passed away. While they might not physically be with me anymore, they’re also not gone—their indelible hand and paw prints are everywhere in my life. But even…
Read MoreMighty Mother Nature
This is a post about grief. And apples. Autumn is a time of weighty remembrance. Last year, memories coupled with fresh heartbreak bulldozed me. I remained flat and listless for an unimaginably long time. The year prior, grief played entire symphonies for days and weeks. For months. Now, tender recollections pluck grief’s strings—the song is…
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