abundance

~summer shorts~ thrive

By marybethrew, on July 22nd, 2021%

So many of our Western Tiger Swallowtail friends have been hanging around this last week since our butterfly bush bloomed. . . . → Read More: ~summer shorts~ thrive

~summer shorts~ give rise

By marybethrew, on July 19th, 2021%

Cascading eggplants, purple onions, and purple majesty potatoes, purple carrots with their orangey-red lateral root scars. . . . → Read More: ~summer shorts~ give rise

it’s no wonder

By marybethrew, on June 30th, 2021%

I’m reporting back from my first semester one-week residency, and I don’t think it will surprise anyone that I’m having a fabulous time in Writing School!

I thought I’d share one of my favorite quick ten-minute writing prompts from the workshop portion of the week, shared by my instructor Nadia Owusu, that she picked up . . . → Read More: it’s no wonder

~rainbow mondays~ monarchs and miracles

By marybethrew, on June 14th, 2021%

Miracles… like a lost wedding ring found… . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ monarchs and miracles

tidepool immersion~blue inside

By marybethrew, on June 9th, 2021%

On the farthest stretch, the crabs are less accustomed to having to hide from hikers, and they plop and tumble into tidepools, scuttle and skitter under eelgrass clumps. . . . → Read More: tidepool immersion~blue inside

~rainbow mondays~ blooming

By marybethrew, on June 7th, 2021%

Posting from Aurora, Colorado, this morning as we have been stuck in an epic airline debacle overnight on our way home from Adulting In Oklahoma Part II. It feels appropriate that there are so many pictures of columbine . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ blooming

back to writing

By marybethrew, on May 10th, 2021%

I had a good day: built a garden bed, then spent 3.5 hours on the phone with Mom. She filled me up with new stories of Anna Hilda, and Hilda Louise, warrior mothers in my matriline. I am grateful for receiving some loving messages despite closing the comments. I am grateful to be able to . . . → Read More: back to writing