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Leisure. It has been YEARS since I’ve felt a sense of leisure, and it is something I think we are all clamoring for; why the great realignment has become such a central theme in work life today. There is a book series by John D. MacDonald in which the protagonist, Travis McGee, lives a philosophy […]
It was about 10:00 AM, and I can attest that truly, sometimes, magic walks down your street. Earlier this week, I was watering the plants. Tim was in the workshop building a new table, and Alex, being the late teen that he is, was still in bed. I looked up from my hibiscus and saw…a […]
Or, How to Decide Which Ideas to Pursue. Yesterday, I was walking around Moody Pond with two of my all-time favorite women, and we were talking about inklings – those ideas that pop into your mind and intrigue you. Maybe it’s a trip abroad, or a new class or interest. Maybe it’s an idea for […]
Wednesday Workbench #18 Back in the Saddle It’s been quite a while since I’ve published a post, and I’m so happy to be writing again. I left off in May of last year, to enjoy a whole lot of new things – family in town from Milwaukee, our son’s graduation from high school, a 7000-mile, […]
Hi all – happy Wednesday! I hope you enjoy this weeks’ newsletter, in celebration of stopping, smelling the roses and enjoying life, even if just for a moment. There’s a mini playlist, a cool idea that has helped expand my own thinking about efficiency and scheduling, and a lovely poem that arrived in my inbox […]
I’m sitting on my couch, with a fire going, trying to decide between wine and tea, so I’m drinking both…and trying to ignore the hilarious group text that keeps lighting up my phone so I can write this blog post. I’m finding it hard to buckle down. 😊 What’s on the radar tonight… Getting excited […]