It kind of jumped out on me among all the nicknack on the shelves. As soon as I saw it, I was in love. Not in love the way I am with my husband. This was a different kind of love. I was in love with an object and I... Read More
June 19, 2011 3 CommentsHere are some really weird things that happened yesterday: Steve was in bed waiting for me to finish his pancakes and a bird flew into our room. Steve and I were sharing at an outdoors meeting by a lake and a three-year-old boy came running behind our friend Egil with... Read More
June 6, 2011 1 CommentAs I am writing this I am looking at the ocean. It has been a sunny afternoon and now the wind is picking up and the clouds are slowly covering the sun. Ducks are swimming, riding on the small waves, making the most of the wind. Not fighting it. If... Read More
May 30, 2011 3 CommentsI half-read Annie Dillard’s book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek last year. I still have the book on my table and pick it up from time to time, to get inspired, to think that I wish I was as good of a writer as Annie Dillard, and to wonder if there... Read More
May 23, 2011 2 CommentsI remember something funny from when I was little. My grandma had an old kitchen table that was covered with a floral plastic table cloth. It was held in place with thumbtacks. But the table wasn’t the main attraction. It was what was hidden under the table. Because under the... Read More
May 5, 2011 5 CommentsKristin was so happy this weekend. She was like a smiling little sunflower. I tried to get her to tell us why she was so content, but she was not really able to. I knew why though. We picked rocks and stuff. We went to a cabin by the ocean... Read More
April 11, 2011 3 Comments