My dracaena plant has a soft scale infestation. I am just the tiniest bit anxious it is going to die. First off, a dracaena plant, often known as a dragon tree, looks a bit like a palm tree but is not one (yes, I am practically a scientist). I saw it for the first time […]
Call Me a Dragon Lady (A Guide to Caring for Plants and Other Living Things)
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You Are An Immaculate Measure Of Grace
by on December 30, 2019 Leave a Comment
A Short Blessing For The New Year (Especially For Women of Color): You are an immaculate measure of grace. Every fiber, every molecule, every atom that builds and holds you together, tells the story of how truly magnificent your presence on this earth is. The space you take up is the space you bless. Your […]
Back When I Knew Everything
by on November 25, 2019 Leave a Comment
I met Ron when I was 19. We worked together in a gym referred to as the “orange bubble” because of the giant orange covering over the outdoor tennis courts. Few people in town could recall the actual name of the gym, but everyone knew the orange bubble. It was my first job in the […]
When You Trust The Struggle (And Not The Work)
by on November 11, 2019 Leave a Comment
Remembrance Day was this week and here in Canada we wear poppies purchased from veteran groups to show support. I’ve had one pinned to my shirt at work all week. Yesterday I must have pinned it on differently because every time I went to answer the phone I stabbed myself in the arm with the […]
An Untidy Story of Grief
by on September 16, 2019 Leave a Comment
Several years ago, I lost a deeply important person in my life. He was quite literally here one day and gone the next. In the hours that followed, shock eventually gave way to a grief that pulsed like an open wound—raw, aching, excruciating to even the slightest touch. The faintest silver lining was that I […]
