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I’ve been keeping a writing-related secret
Hello dear readers, I write to you today from our kitchen counter, my new ceramic pumpkin mug beside me, full of chai tea. Today is one of those days that I need a change of scenery to get the words moving, and so I’ve found myself here, on the newly-painted wood stools. Over the past…
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One year of blogging like it’s 2008, and other milestones
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my office, drinking coffee from my newly-unearthed autumn mugs. It’s only September 1st, but the weather tells me summer is coming to a close, and so the themed decor has already found its way out of hiding. Today marks exactly one year of blogging like it’s 2008…
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Finding belonging in the pages of a book
This post was first published with The Cascade on April 27, 2026. Welcome to Book Talk, where we help you find new fuel for your bookish obsession. While you might not find these authors while scrolling short-form content online, you will find their work to be significant, impactful, and, hopefully, something you reach for time…
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Drying seeds, harvesting potatoes, and counting down summer’s days
Hello dear readers, I write to you this week from the sofa, fighting a two-day migraine¹. The sky is still filled with smoke, and the mountains are lost behind it, though I’m hoping clear skies are on the horizon (pun intended). The garden has been in full bloom for some time, but there have been…
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Homemade butter, writing bits, and a serendipitous sewing room
Hello dear readers, I write to you once again from my office, the windows shut tight to the wildfire smoke that’s travelled to us over the mountains. Much of southern British Columbia is on fire right now, and while I’m lucky enough to live near the coast—where the wildfires generally don’t reach—we still deal with…
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A strange Lughnasadh celebration & looking toward autumn
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my office, a cool breeze blowing in. Rain battered itself against the house all morning and now the sun has come through, but it’s still more autumnal than the beginning of August. This Lughnasadh was a strange one. We’re in the middle of a renovation that’s taken…
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Secret writing things and a new poetry collection on the horizon
Hello dear readers, I write to you from our living room sofa, rain thundering down outside. Despite it being the last week of July, the weather seems to think it’s October, the (extreme!) heat of the past week all but forgotten. You know by now that this is not a problem for me, whose favourite…
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Solitude and gardens, notes from a friend
This post was first published with The Cascade on June 9, 2025. Welcome to Book Talk, where we help you find new fuel for your bookish obsession. While you might not find these authors while scrolling short-form content online, you will find their work to be significant, impactful, and, hopefully, something you reach for time…
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Doing too much, as always, and making use of my fabric stash
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my kitchen desk today, a beeswax candle burning before me. It’s only mid-afternoon, but I’m on my second cup of coffee, because this weekend has been busy. I’m not totally certain I’ve mentioned this, but we’re having a storage room built in the garage below our suite¹.…
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Strange weather, with tomatoes on the way
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my office, where a surprisingly strong pineapple-scented candle burns. The candle was bought at a thrift store just yesterday, and had never been burned before, which surprised me to no end. I had just used up the rest of a lemon-scented candle, and needed something fruity for…
