My Way of Living [02/18/17] 

  • GBM Fun Hobbies While In Recovery

    So while in recovery from back-to-back 42k's in two weeks (check out the route of my last training run here) in preparation for the upcoming Bataan Death March 102k Ultramarathon, obviously I can't run. No running = mind-numbing boredom. So in tribute to Sam the Running Ninja's infamous fly art opus, here's what I do when I'm comp…

  • The domino effect

    I am not going to show you pictures of my messy deck right now. Trust me, you don't want to see them. There is nothing there but pots full of brown dirt, dead sticks, and a little bit of evergreen branches. Not to mention the pile of pots that are perched precariously on the 1 x 6's balanced between two of the lawn chairs. Oh, and…

  • Choices: Unpacking or blogging… well of course I choose blogging!

    It’s always coming down to making a choice, unpack, or blog… I know no contest. Blogging when there is a spare minute, and then unpacking for a little while to make up for it, and there still aren’t that many spare minutes in our days. We are most likely down to the last boxes, except for the studio/craft room, and that’s a mess. …

  • Mocha musings

    Cold hands, warm heart. Rush last steps to home. Winter chill settles on skin.Rough branched pussy willows, blossoms so soft. Gathered from the ditch…precious winter gift. I'm the first. This time. Oh dear… Birds of a feather flutter startled. Once again, the look… Mental note, make noise first. Breath exhale, deep, winter yoga, n…

  • Winter-the awkward teenage phase

    Winter is neither here nor there right now, it’s as if winter is in the middle of a awkward teenaged phase, the kind you have to grow out of to reach your full capacity. Spotty, gangly, gawky… awkward. Confused, does it want to snow, rain, cool down or warm up. There are still patches of snow and ice, but then there are also puddl…