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Spent some time last night gazing up at the moon. She was drifting in and out of the clouds. Peeking through the trees. Lovely. Spent some time yesterday dreaming up tiny rituals…. things I could add to my days that wouldn’t be heavy or… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 50 – The Rambling Backroads Episode”
Hullo Sweeties Ever a denizen of “next year country” – I planted garlic today. Planted it BEFORE I harvested the bounty of this years garden in preparation for… FROST. Yes. Tonight we will get our first frost. It snowed today in Timmins…just a hint… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 49: The Harvest Edition…AKA… Next Year Country”
Hullo Sweeties It’s official – I survived another 3-day Novel Contest. The journey through this session was unique – as they all are. It was fun, but not as much MAD fun as I have had in years past. This year I was very…… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 48: The Gearing DOWN Edition”
Tis time… tis time… to dive in once again to the wonderful madness that is the 3-day Novel Contest. Last week at this time… I had a plan. The plan has changed entirely. That’s cool. For me, The 3 Day has become all about… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 47: The Tender Edition”
Hey Again… As reported a few freaking minutes ago…. It’s the week before the 3 Day Novel Contest and I’m slipping into high prep mode. It’s been a blessed bundle of a week. What worked: The studio. Getting out here to work is so… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 46: The Gearing Up Edition”
As reported earlier today… this week has been a bibbety-boppity-BLAST…she laughs sardonically… Though my mood and energy have swung wildly off in all directions … I hold my blessings close. Just when the mood is grey and the sadness hangs heavy… you see one… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 45: The Shine Suck Such Shine Edition”
Oooohhhh, quite the week we are having…yes? Already Friday evening… but I’m here to do a lil Shaking and a lil Baking before I dive offline for the weekend. I will be posting the weekend MONKEYS on Monday… three three three monkeys in one… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 44: The Stepping Off Edition”
Yes as in… “Down in the Boondocks” Not out in the Boondocks…though I can see where you got that idea. Now the lyrics to the song aren’t REALLY fitting my mood this morning…but I am feeling… down in the boondocks… down in the boondocks…… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 43: The Boondocks Edition”
Whoo-boy! Another whiz-by-week. A wonderful week was had with the fella from the Westlands. And today is busy busy busy with the cleaning and preparing for more company. I’ll be brief… The Quick Chicken (The Doings that help me with the Being): Yoga/Meditation: 0/7… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 42: The Whiz-By Edition”
Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” ― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows There was this… And then there was this… And this too… The Quick… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 41: The Messing About Edition”
A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen
Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over
Stories and photos from Scotland
Historical fiction, poetry, essays
A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen
Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over
Stories and photos from Scotland
Historical fiction, poetry, essays