Although I’ve spent most of my life in the north, where the wind howls and the temperature can drop to 40 below, the only scarf that ever really meant something to me was the most lightweight, thin piece of patterned grey fabric that you could imagine. I bought this scarf at some type of Spanish … Continue reading Scarf #1000wordsofsummer
Month: June 2025
Church #1000wordsofsummer
I found “god” in the tall pines and sunset views of Green Lake. Along the rock labyrinth in the woods and through the barefoot singalong in the chapel. I wouldn’t say any of these were miraculous but I felt a profound sense of connection to something bigger while participating in the Mom & Me summer … Continue reading Church #1000wordsofsummer
Storm #1000wordsofsummer
On one perfect night in July, we ended up back at one of my favourite places, Stoney Acres farm in Athens, Wisconsin. It had been one hell of a day. My husband, Tim, and I had traveled from Toronto to Central Wisconsin with 4 kids: (almost) 2, 3, 6 and 10, in an epic whirlwind … Continue reading Storm #1000wordsofsummer
#1000wordsofsummer
So, it's been a minute. I've still been writing, but not in formats that seemed ripe to publish. Recently I made a new friend, Mary, who introduced me to a fun challenge: #1000wordsofsummer. Best selling author, Jami Attenberg, started a challenge back in 2018 to inspire her writing community to write 1000 words per day, … Continue reading #1000wordsofsummer