Monthly Archives August 2008

essence

A man came into the shop, yesterday.

jaded?

There is a man that comes into the coffee shop in the afternoons. He has grey hair, a soft voice, a small rosy smile, and in the winter, a big leather hat. He asked me how I was doing, and I confided with a laugh that I was very grumpy that day. [...]

Wordpress Upgrade

My silly husband upgraded my website by accident.

august

Hi, everyone. i haven’t gotten around to blogging much these last couple days. Nor taking pictures. But we are in our new place, and I’m thrilled to say that we are sharing it three days of the week with one of my best friends. Living with Janelle and Adam: it’s like [...]

farewell, little apartment

It wasn’t the best apartment, but it was home, our first home together.

Most of the time it was messy and it got so hot in the summer and “three chord” was always playing his three chords on his guitar. He got much better by the end of the year. So did we.

Now, a [...]

i could see myself doing that

Keely asked what other jobs I could see myself doing. I’m glad she asked, because I think I’ve learned a lot about what sort of work I enjoy this year. As a kid, a teenager, a young adult, I liked to daydream about doing different jobs. I wanted to be a marine [...]

moving II: creativity and the old triple r’s

I spent most of this morning going through clothes and doing laundry, deciding what to take with us on our move and what to leave behind.

moving

Contents of closets are spilled out on the floor with box after empty box.