Stella When you walk a dog, you have to take the dog’s walk. It’s only right. If by accident you get a little workout, too, that’s fine, but it should be the dog’s walk. Dogs like to stop and sniff things. For a long time. They check their P-mail at poles, trees, and other important-only-to-them … Continue reading Taking the Dog’s Walk
Month: June 2022
The Weekly Check-In
There’s a blogger I follow who writes under the name of Shutterbean. Www.shutterbean.com She calls herself, “a food stylist and photographer based in the SF Bay area.” Emily turned me on to her. Among other things, she has a list of prompts you can fill in and then use to track certain things month by … Continue reading The Weekly Check-In
How to Slow Time
Dame's Rocket Spring is: Dame’s rockets. Aka: Wild phlox, Mother of the Evening, Summer lilac. I thrill to the sight of great swaths of them. In a meadow. Running up the side of a hill.Carrying armloads of lilacs into the house.The return of all flowers. Daffodils, hyacinth, tulips. The return of warmth.Coffee on the deck in … Continue reading How to Slow Time
I Need Hearing Aids. Ugh.
My experience road testing behind the ear hearing aids.
Falling In Love With Audiobooks Again
Project: 30 Days of Blog Posting I’ve recently started listening to audiobooks again. I downloaded The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams because I needed something to listen to while I deep-cleaned the kitchen. I was caught up on all my podcasts. After six hours of non-stop cleaning and listening, I found myself … Continue reading Falling In Love With Audiobooks Again