It’s important to think about death. Very important. Buuuut…it ain’t easy. Most people fight it. Tooth and nail. It doesn’t matter how many times I tell you to think about it or plan for it. You just don’t want to do it, right? Because it’s scary. Or it’s morbid. Or it makes you feel ick. […]

I’m back working on my book. If you’ve followed me for a while you may recall me talking about writing this book many times…over the last 11 years. It started with the very first version all those years ago. I got to second draft, then quit. To be honest, I don’t regret it. That book […]

I’m a summer gal. Always have been. Winter is too damn cold. Spring and Autumn still aren’t quite warm enough. Summer is where it’s at for me. Give me a beach and summer clothes. But, in the area where we have lived for the last few months, I have grown to love Autumn. Not knowledge […]

I’ve been reflecting, in the wake of Bonnie’s death, on how different some of my views around death are from when I was younger. Specifically for here and now, what I think about the need to spend time with the bodies of those we love who’ve died, and the rituals we have around this. Sitting […]