Category: Sabbatical

  • Front garden progress

    Front garden progress

    I did not expect it to be this substantial in year one. So happy with how it’s turned out!

  • September Sun

    September Sun

    The light is beautiful up here, just shy of 50° N. The angles frame each day differently and you can witness the shortening of each as we tilt. It makes me conscious of hurtling through space. Happy Equinox ✨

  • Seasonality

    Seasonality

    ‘How’s your summer?’. It’s the greeting of the season, and one that always throws me for a loop. I grew up in a place where the seasons blend together, in a city known to experience what some call ‘four seasons in one day’. Summer was not really an event so much as something to be…

  • Soul food

    Soul food

    When I moved out of home I didn’t know how to cook anything. I love food though, so I decided to learn a few things and see what I could come up with. I got really into it, made some delicious meals, enjoyed entertaining, posted about it regularly on socials. Then somewhere along the way…

  • Shade

    Shade

    I do like the way the air shimmers with heat in summer, briefly. Mostly I like it because of how good it makes the shade feel. It’s flat where I grew up, so it’s always a pleasure to come around the corner to mountains while wandering the neighbourhood. But it’s baking hot, so let’s go…

  • Wednesday in the garden

    Wednesday in the garden

    Full moon in Aquarius. It’s wonderful to finally see some blooms in the garden, it’s been a very strange year. I sowed thousands of poppies, but only a few have bloomed. I’ve savoured every one. Don’t tell the others, but these ones are my favourite, with those gorgeous smokey pinks and greys. I don’t remember…

  • The four right chords can make me cry

    The four right chords can make me cry

    Well, anything can, really, but music in particular reaches into my soul. Lately, I can’t get enough of this track: It’s a good one for recalibration, regulation, getting back to center. Best accompanied by a walk around the block. Can’t get enough shade this week, but as I wilt I’m still grateful we haven’t had…

  • Crabby Thursday

    At low tide you can walk a long way out. The crabs get bigger as you go.

  • The fourth dimension

    Gardening is creation over time. The front garden is starting to get a vibe.

  • Forest techno run

    Summer edition. The rainforest in sunshine after a week of rain. Some good solid tunes.