At the corner of 14th & Oak
Wanderer, Writer, Dreamer, Jew ~ Kitsap Peninsula, Washington
Tag: blogging
“To dos” and gratitude
In our two weeks (plus one day) of home ownership, we’ve already learned a few things. Mainly, how to do stuff. Last night, I watched my husband, who was convinced just six weeks ago that we would need to hire someone to do every… Continue Reading ““To dos” and gratitude”
A touch of Rosie (the Riveter)
For my husband to make any kind of drastic change in his life, there has to be a “last straw.” I’ve heard him tell me about his various last straws before, but I’m usually not that kind of person. This week, though, I discovered… Continue Reading “A touch of Rosie (the Riveter)”
You can go home again, but maybe you shouldn’t…
Have you ever had one of those experiences that really just defy words? At least, right away? I went home to Indiana for a week and only recently got back to Washington, and I’ve been trying to wrap my head around my trip. I discovered… Continue Reading “You can go home again, but maybe you shouldn’t…”
My new normal
I’ve been away from my blog for a few weeks, and I’d love to pretend my extended absence was due to some wild adventure. But alas, I wasn’t scaling the glaciers of Mt. Rainier or kayaking up Puget Sound to commune with the whales.… Continue Reading “My new normal”
DIY: Processing my herbal apothecary
Back in early September, not long after we moved out here, I ordered a bunch of dried herbs, including Dandelion Root, Devil’s Claw Root, Feverfew, Peppermint, Oatstraw, and several others from Mountain Rose Herbs so that I could try out different herbal tinctures. Well,… Continue Reading “DIY: Processing my herbal apothecary”
Materializing memories
When preparing to move, rooting through boxes of crap is inevitable. You find things like your high school yearbooks, which you haven’t looked at in years because you’re friends with most of those people on Facebook anyway. You find your collection of New Kids… Continue Reading “Materializing memories”
Rachel
