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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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