reflecting on various topics
Do you remember the book The Velveteen Rabbit (by Margery Williams) ? I remember being touched by it when I was a kid. A stuffed animal rabbit becomes a living rabbit, because of being loved. The problem with being real is that the world is not safe. It would be really nice if the world …
I got outside for some sunshine today. It was really nice. This is Morro Bay at low tide. There were little ducks nibbling in the green in the water. There is a lot of sea grass and mud. There have been some storms recently. ♥️
There is a heaviness over me, right now. It’s situational and warranted. I’ve been going through old photos and it’s exquisitely painful to me for a bunch of reasons at once. I see how quickly my kids are growing. I see how recently my life was different than it is now, and think of what …
I’m not going to list all of my favorites, but here are a few that I really love. 1. West Side Story (Original, 1961) This musical is written on my heart, backwards and forwards. I’ve memorized so much of it. I grew up on it. via GIPHY via GIPHY d a 2. Music and Lyrics …
I was going through files from my college laptop and I found this video from 2010. It was in my choir class at Pepperdine with Milton Pullen, and us music education majors were taking turns practicing conducting our own choir. (The piece is “Amor de mi Alma,” by Z. Randall Stroope). It’s really moving to …
this morning in a tweet: when you’re so hungry that the sweet coating of your advil feels like a major food group at from yesterday: at keeping watch I see a bird on the top of our neighbor’s chimney a perfect silhouette against the sky I wonder if it can see the ocean, and what …
I went for a walk today. I tried to notice things. Tried to be present. I loved all the shades in the trunk of this eucalyptus tree. something about it really got to me Hope you’re ok. ♥️
Ice cream is always good. Except when it gets freezer burn, then it isn’t good. I remember getting something at Baskin Robbins years ago that I loved. I think it was “Gold Medal Ribbon?” Something like that. It had chocolate and it had caramel swirls in it. It was my favorite. I like strawberry ice …
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Hahahahaha. *ahem* This isn’t about me*, and it isn’t about you* and it isn’t about my husband* and it isn’t about any of our neighbors* or our parents* or literally anyone specific* *it’s about Generic People A and B. naturally. Seriously though here are some semi-unedited opinions: 1. The church encourages women to gaslight …
Last weekend we celebrated my mom’s birthday and it was a really sweet time. We made cranes. I made dinner. I’ve been experimenting with browning ground beef or pork- pork is better, and then making a cream cheese sauce, with pasta. It made me really happy to see that people liked it. Alex made brownies. …
