stories I would love to tell you
Yesterday evening after a wonderful Easter dinner and board games, my sister Angela and I stole away to our childhood kitchen to talk. We covered a lot of ground in a few solitary minutes, and one thing that came up…
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
spring at the farm, spring in my heart
Every day here in Oklahoma we are seeing unmistakable signs of springtime. The new growth and pops of brights pinks and yellows, of course, but more than that. Stronger signals here at the farm, and they are echoing in my…
“ya ain’t there yet, maribeth”
This blog post is about running goals, skunk spray, and the power of great storytelling to help me keep the long view. First, running. February, already a somewhat abbreviated calendar month, turned out to be a disappointment for running. My…
fractals again, joy beyond imagination, and LOVE
Just six weeks into the new year and already so much has changed. Stuff on every front. Amazing. Life can serve up shock and grief, deep despair, in a moment; and it can transform for the better just as suddenly.…
six short stories on saturday night
#1: A few warm, sunny days this past week really got my heart going pitter-patter for springtime, however far away it might truly be. The hens are laying again, the honeybees have been buzzing around on fresh breezes, and my…