Lazy gardening is circular gardening. Water and soil are conserved, and plant material is upcycled into nutrients for future plants.
Rewild Yourself
To rewild a place is to allow it to return to its natural state after it’s been disrupted by development. Can I rewild my brain?
Soothing Simplicity
I had my first face-to-face bear experience last week in the wee hours of the morning when I was awakened by the cow bell on our bird feeder.
Performative Aging
I signed up for immersion training in septuagenarian life taught by a thirty-year-old with a master’s degree in arch supports.
No Regrets
Pete is inconsistent with my need for order. Order as I define it. My kind of order. The order that centers on me. I have regrets about Pete.
Chasing Squirrels
Pete says chasing squirrels and work are the same thing. I agree. Often when I’m working, I feel like I’m chasing something I can’t catch.
How to be happy
I’m taking happy lessons from my dog, Pete, because he knows how to be happy. My guru. When the student is ready the master appears.