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Life Finds A Way
Today’s almost-daily dispatch comes to you with sore muscles and dirt under my fingernails. I have spent the better part of the day working outside. This post is also outside of my normal blog schedule and a bit of a side quest. But aren’t the side quests often better than the final destination anyway? Grab…
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2.5 Hours for a 1/4 Mile
Today’s almost-daily dispatch comes to you from my back deck. This space is one of the home improvements I am most proud of. In 2022, we had our trusty home improvement team install a sliding glass door and a small 10×10 deck that allows me to enjoy the morning sunrise and the hallelujah chorus of…
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Come As You Are
In 2001, a locked minivan and a porcelain angel changed my life. From the Mojave desert to the grit of Aberdeen, this is a story about soul contracts, shouting obscenities at God and making peace with the signs we’re given.
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Chasing Nirvana
No booth? No problem. Navigating the waves on the Coho with my laptop on my knees and a story that’s been waiting years to be told. Today’s dispatch: Chasing Nirvana. It’s about the “math of life” not adding up, the heat of the desert, and the whisper that changed everything.
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Baby, Assault Charges…. Bad
I’ve spent 44 years as a caregiver, but today I failed a state “feeding” test and almost caught an assault charge at a gas station over a pizza. In 2026, we’re all running on empty. New on the blog: “Baby, Assault Charges… Bad”
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True North
This almost daily dispatch comes to you, yet again, from my hotel room bed in Nanaimo, Canada. This is an impromptu post—it wasn’t part of the plan. But what, exactly, was the plan? As a Gen Xer growing up in Southern California, the plan was always a mixed bag. One thing I’ve discovered through ancestral…
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My Honey
Today’s almost daily dispatch is being fine tuned and edited from a hotel room in Nanaimo, Canada. More on that later. As my three-part series wrapped up, I have taken you through my 20s, 30s, and 40s. (linked below) 2022 marked my fabulous fifties, and I was determined to make myself a priority for the…
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This Dude…
Today’s entry comes to you from the comfort of my side of the bed—or as my honey calls it, my “recharging station.” It’s late, and I should really be sleeping. 4:15 AM comes quick when you’re living the Spark life. But I digress. I really want to talk to you about this dude. Exhibit A:…
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The Survival of the Finicky
Today’s almost-daily dispatch is brought to you by a sink full of soapy water and sticky nectar. I just spent twenty minutes attacking my Dollar (ahem… $1.25) Tree hummingbird feeders with a toothbrush, toothpicks, and every other fine-pointed tool I could find. This past week, I noticed one feeder had a steady stream of hungry…
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An Ode to Simple Abundance – A DayBook of Comfort and Joy
The long road to bloom Today’s almost-daily dispatch comes to you from the foggy banks of the Willapa River. I am tucked away in a quaint, quiet coffee shop between gigs. In this moment, I can’t quite believe this is my life. I feel very “writerly” typing away on my trusty Chromebook, a little ceramic…
Joy On A Journey 