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The First Full Day of Fall

As I write this, a cool wind is blowing the needles from the trees, and it definitely feels like fall; the days are getting shorter, the spice of leaf litter fills the air, and the rains are returning. It was most assuredly summer when we arrived here—white hot days and a hot pink sun broughtContinue reading “The First Full Day of Fall”

Please Stand By

These past two weeks have been filled with the smell of cardboard and the screech of a tape gun. The next seven days will be spent on the road, camping every night in a different place as we make the 4500 km journey to our new home. It’s bittersweet, and exciting, and overwhelming, all atContinue reading “Please Stand By”

7 Things I Learned While Downsizing My Stuff

For most of my life, I’ve identified as a packrat. I was raised by packrats. For example: during my grandparent’s emigration from Bermuda in the 1970’s, my grandfather paid to ship 2 decades worth of National Geographic magazines and his collection hundreds of found glass bottles across the Atlantic. The boxes have never been opened.Continue reading “7 Things I Learned While Downsizing My Stuff”