The Daily Unfolding
“And I am thinking: maybe just looking and listening is the real work. Maybe the world, without us, is the real poem.” (Mary Oliver)
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Willow pillow billow boo
Willow Willow like a pillow pillow on my legs. Or my favorite kind of blanket, one that breathes, one that has a little spunk, a little attitude if I dare move too much for her liking. Willow Willow oh the look you give me when I disturb your beauty sleep. Whip your head back with…
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Failed Firing
We tried to light a fire in our wood stove to prepare for losing power during the incoming winter storm. We followed the instructions and read the precautions in the manual the previous owners left on the shelf by the basement stairs. The kindling lit with ease but when HJ closed the door, smoke snaked…
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Belated Christmas
Thanks to COVID infections, we met for a belated Christmas celebration. We were smart and wore masks, opened windows, moved the air purifier to the living room. I tried to hug my dad but he reminded me – no hugs! Goodness, how did I forget about social distancing so soon? Big sis slipped her Croc…
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A Living Weighted Blanket
Her body lying against my legs is comforting, like a living weighted blanket. She looks at me, then closes her eyes. Hearing a noise, her eyes flash open. Food? Delivery? Friend? If it’s a metal clink, she will sprint to the kitchen. She crosses her front paws as though she wants to prove she is…
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Winter’s Promises
Winter came the pines kept their promise and stayed green. The stream is stagnant it can’t flow when the sediment settles in its bend. The heaps of leaves, the ones blown into the woods, flatten with rain and time. Caution tape is stretched in front of the hanging electrical wire, a reminder of the gusts…
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Oil Change Like a Pro
I got my oil changed today at a drive-up place, no appointment necessary. The man asked me to pop my hood which is a very reasonable thing to ask except that I couldn’t remember how to do so. I yanked on what I thought was the lever and a piece of plastic came off the…
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Hello!
And welcome! Thanks for checking out my blog. I hope you enjoy your time here. I like little moments. The moments in this blog are ones that inspire me to write. I also like origami. It is choreographed folding and unfolding. Sometimes you make a fold and then immediately unfold the paper. The crease that…
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Wet Dog
It’s raining today. I tried to hold an umbrella and Willow’s leash at the same time. I wanted to keep her dry but she stayed just outside the umbrella’s coverage. She squinted at me as raindrops hit the long hairs above her eyes. She does not appreciate rain. When I tried to turn left, she…
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Apple Tree Glee
(a throwback from 4/18/21) She jumped up to bite the spring branch from the apple tree with her puppy teeth, puppy glee. Success! She ran from me to the center of the yard to chomp on her prize. “You’ll grow an apple tree in your belly!” I yelled, knowing this can’t be true. (But maybe…
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Quiet Rabbit
(a throwback from 10/25/20) It snowed a little last night. I moved the curtain while the coffee brewed. A rabbit across the way froze. Then hop hopped froze. And so on. It’s here that I can just be before the day becomes noisy. Quiet rabbit, teaching lessons with a few hops across the way.