Prelude. “He comes to you and you are a white door full of bright light to be stepped through, open to him always, and illuminated. With him, you glow, shimmer and shine before your eyes through the dark and the breathing.” 11/25/08…
So, sometimes I’m rosy and reductive and carefully edit the mood of my posts to try to keep the blog positive and upbeat. No sense dwelling on the ugly bits, right? But those not-so-pretty-parts are real, and just as big a part…
The past couple weeks have been tough. Lots of mourning, lots of sadness. We miss that dog like crazy. We decided, and on the recommendation of lots of friends who’ve been through similar losses, that rather than wallow in our grief (ok,…
“Isabella “Bella” Wooskie, aka Snot-boogie, aka Floor Monster, Von Knucklbeak” 2/14/2009-8/25/2013 We lost our dear Bella this week. She was our first dog, and her passing has really knocked the wind out of us- she was so young, and it was so…
May 2012: So, for those of you who aren’t my friends online or otherwise missed that update, and are wondering what’s up around here, S. and I are taking a little break right now… it’s a break, not a break-up, but it…
“I would like to learn, or remember, how to live. I come to Hollins Pond not so much to learn how to live as, frankly, to forget about it. That is, I don’t think I can learn from a wild animal…