by Dawn | May 27, 2016 | simplicity, writing, Zen
Coffee. Couch. Silence. Glow of the woodstove. “4 AM writing doesn’t get much better than this,” I think. “I am blessed.” I’m sad when the wood stove shuts down for the season. I’m losing an old friend. “Bye,”...
by Dawn | Jan 21, 2016 | Rhode Island, sustainability
Yes, Squirrel Appreciation Day’s a thing. I saw it on Twitter–it must be true. The number one reason we have Internet is to discover all those things we never knew were critical to life. The second reason is to dumb our reading down to fourth or fifth grade...
by Dawn | Jul 3, 2014 | parenting, Zen
Declan’s chasing me with a stick. “Don’t chase me with a stick,” I say. I know someone whose eye was poked out. Sticks are dangerous. “I’m not chasing you. The zombie’s chasing you.” “Zombies go slow.” Plants...
by Dawn | Mar 29, 2014 | self-improvement, Zen
I look at the pile. Dwindling. I have one more day. I’m obsessing. Must…get…more…wood. My husband said, “Let it burn out. It’s the end of March.” That’s not how I roll. Years in restaurants—I stock and rotate. Years in teaching—I plan weeks ahead. I’ll be out of wood...
by Dawn | Oct 6, 2013 | simplicity
I’m running late… It happens. A lot. I get up to do some work in the morning. Then I leave late for…work. I’ll drive faster. I want to back out of the driveway. A fawn stares me down. I stop. I wait. I’ll make up the time on the back...
