“Mist blankets the morning garden and the empty fields; a last rose blooms slowly over the arbor by the backyard gate. Paintbox leaves fall to the ground under galoshes and the wheels of slicker-yellow school buses. Sweaters come out of …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: August 2017
“The summer air is hot and still, the afternoon hazy; crickets call relentlessly from among the brown grasses, and ears of corn are the same heavy, burnished gold as the late-day sun. Hawks circle in the blue-white sky overhead, and …
A Summer Writing Update
One of the most common questions new writers ask focuses on the ‘best‘ way to write. Whether this is a question of routines or order or projects, or even the act of actually getting words on the page. If you’ve …
Plans for Reading 2017 :: Months 7-12
Those of you who have followed my blog since last year know I’m completing a university qualification while I work. My final deadline is in two week’s time, although having to fit this all around work, I’m aiming to give …
Essence of Green :: July
July marked the improvement of 2015. Drama still occurred and things were still stressful, but generally, it turned out to be a pretty good month. Fingers crossed the second half of this year will be better than the first. My new …
Word of the Year :: Six Months In — Part 2
I spoke last week about how I’ve fallen into a negativity trap and am trying to be kind. I’ve been deliberately making choices to have a positive impact on the world – trying to speak kindly, and supporting charities and friends. But that’s only …