The groundhog lied.
the beautiful and the ordinary
Some blogs I like:
Stephanie Nielsen
Angry Chicken
Cursive Buildings
Yogini in the 'hood
Smitten Kitchen
Been Thinking
Ravelry
Expecting Rain
Bleach Black
Propellers for Umbrellas
Boy Ghost
Design Sponge
Five Rings
Lauren Farmer
Sew Liberated
Mills Baker
Photophobia
My Polaroid Blog
Supernice
Stephanie Nielsen
Angry Chicken
Cursive Buildings
Yogini in the 'hood
Smitten Kitchen
Been Thinking
Ravelry
Expecting Rain
Bleach Black
Propellers for Umbrellas
Boy Ghost
Design Sponge
Five Rings
Lauren Farmer
Sew Liberated
Mills Baker
Photophobia
My Polaroid Blog
Supernice
Tumbltape Music
Photos and Images
Email
We are huge fans of diy.org - especially the skills revolving around tents, shelters, forts…
“ Living life…counting blessings, not burdens
La La Vasquez
This is the way it’s done. (it being the short way to spell everything)
Running is Hard
…
So this morning I laced up my sneaks(for only the second time in as many months) and hit the road.
Holy shit.
It was hard.
Just like that I went from someone who could crank out 26.2 miles in less than 4 hours to someone who struggled to keep my legs moving for 3 songs in a row.
My nose was running. My cheeks were red.
“On your Left” repeated over and over by my fellow lakefront joggersI am feeling sort of despondent about how tough that run just was
But I guess I should be excited about all the GROWING I’ve got ahead of me.
I mean, it’s like I am back at square one…let the learning begin.…
My point in sharing all of this is…
I can’t be the only one who fell off the wagon,
So if anyone is looking to get back in their shoes - now is as good of a time as any. And maybe we can get through this sucky part together.My mantra, for now: Put one foot in front of the other
Who’s with me?
The daily news from the little boys in the house behind.
you should listen to this because what happens at minute 2:18 renders me speechless.
Everyone, everything, received a good scrub today including the pup in the tub.
My message of hope for the New Year.
Done. 1:45 am
“ You must be able
To do three things:
To love what is mortal;
To hold it
Against your bones knowing
Your own life depends on it;
And, when the time comes to let it go,
To let it go
To do three things:
To love what is mortal;
To hold it
Against your bones knowing
Your own life depends on it;
And, when the time comes to let it go,
To let it go
Mary Oliver, In Blackwater Woods
Objectively, I know this is ridiculous.
Personally, I love it so much.
Richard Buckner played DC this weekend and listening to him was as good of a birthday present as there ever was. It was a small crowd in a small dive bar which was a perfect place. He was great. That’s not much of a review. I don’t know how to write about music, especially this music, which has played in the background of so many parts of my life. This isn’t the music I play when friends are over for wood splitting but what Ive chosen when I’m alone, when I’m running away and choosing to stay, it’s leaving Asheville and moving north, it’s leaving my family and moving forward, and so many uncountable unremarkable quiet moments in between. Its solitude and i felt naked and vulnerable listening to it in the dark next to a handful of strangers. I left before he finished (something about a babysitter and a day job and a school night and kids). I left before he played this song, one of my favorite songs and finding this posted today was like my birthday all over.
Richard Buckner, Blue and Wonder
It’s a fine line separating cool from crazy. Painted floors are kissing cousins of the fine line.
I bought the best house in the best neighborhood with the highest ranked public schools that I could afford and everything was going so right until I realized that living in one of the wealthiest counties in one if the wealthiest states makes Appalachian poor the polar opposite of cool.
