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Day 259: Frame
I pulled one of those last, remaining boxes out of the basement today and got it unpacked. The box was filled with framed pictures–I intentionally brought those pictures up here to this house (rather than leaving them in storage with … Continue reading
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Day 257: Tinker
Nope–no Sunday Adventure for me and the kids this week. In theory, September and October are supposed to be our driest months up here. That has not been the case lately, though. So this morning’s heavy fog and mist turned … Continue reading
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Day 249: Invite
We had plans to meet some new friends for a cook-out at a park just down the road from our home. We knew the weather would be a bit dodgy again today, so our backup plan was to head back … Continue reading
Day 244: Transpose
Today wasn’t a challenge. It was easy. We had friends from Atlanta pass by today. They had spent the weekend cycling on the Virginia Creeper Trail, and their drive back home sent them right through our town. We met for … Continue reading
Day 220: Shuffle
OK, today might be a bit of a cheat–but it’s something. We have had a modest pile of boxes sitting in the front room of our house. They were neatly piled, but still: a pile of boxes is a pile … Continue reading
Day 217: Alter
Our geriatric cat is discovering her wild side. Every since moving up to the mountains, Skye has decided that she wants to be an outdoor cat. She had no interest in the outdoors back in Atlanta, but now, every time … Continue reading
Day 210: Partition
Living in a smaller house, I am going to have a harder time finding a quiet space for writing. Take, for example, this very moment. I can barely concentrate, and just stringing together words in a sentence seems like quite … Continue reading
Day 186: Undo
Just a short post on the impermanence of all things–and just how ordinary an experience that can be. Earlier this year, I was focusing quite a bit on trying to “dedicate” spaces around the house to a more intentional sense … Continue reading
Day 162: Play
I have been away from home for almost a week now–and I think I’m just about ready to get back to Atlanta. Part of the problem is that “home” is a little bit up in the air right now. Sure, … Continue reading
Day 150: Open
It’s getting pretty chaotic in the house right now. I know, I know… we are in process. There are boxes piled up in increasingly precarious towers, and various bags intended for various destinations strewn about the floor, and furniture pulled … Continue reading
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