We rode the robot train again this morning, and a boat. Then we watched the jellyfish.

We said goodbye to Grandpa out by the dykes where he used to walk. He was famous out there, and lots of people came to share stories of the parts of him they knew; having lived to 105, there were many. It was a touching way to close a chapter. For dinner last night we…
We’re finally here, day zero. My coach suggested I think of myself as a zoo animal that’s suddenly had the stimulation of their daily show taken away. So far I’ve done a lot of pacing in my cage. We have three life events this week, so recovery may be delayed a bit, but I’m doing…
The thing that has been in the distant future for five years is finally looming over me.
Spring has been cool and wet, so nothing in the garden is as expected. The lavender, which I thought had been killed by the late winter cold snap, lives! It was the first plant we bought after moving to the island, so I’m really stoked. The monarda (bee balm) behind it is still doing well,…

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I garden, cook and explore the forest in the Pacific Northwest, while advocating for neurodivergent support and resources. Steph and nonsense is a blog about these and other things.
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