Moonflowers, their large, soft white petals open only in response to the soft touch of moon glow. In the glaring heat of day they are closed up tight, locked away against the indignity of the harsh Texas sun. There aren't a lot of plants that flower at night - they're a bit of an aberration. … Continue reading Noctiflorous – Flowering by Night
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The Year 2020 – or, the Year that Pooped in the Pool
No Poo Pool Please For those who know me, you know I've got an honorary PH.D in Positivity. No matter what happens, even if initially I'm devastated or bummed or just ticked off, eventually I come around to the belief that I'm better off because of it. Maybe not richer, or younger, or cooler, but … Continue reading The Year 2020 – or, the Year that Pooped in the Pool
Vacationing During A Global Pandemic
Vacationing during a global pandemic is not for the faint of heart. Having said that, I am aware how very lucky I am to still have a job, and have the financial resources to have a little get-away. These are blessings I do not take for granted. Now - onto the tonnage of Nervous Nancy … Continue reading Vacationing During A Global Pandemic
Black Lives Matter
Photo by Life Matters on Pexels.com I'll start with a quote I like from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Your goodness must have some edge to it. Else it is none." There are times to speak and times to stay still. I haven't said much publicly, at least not here, about the Black Lives Matter movement and … Continue reading Black Lives Matter
Morning Glories will Get You Feeling Glorious
Ah…Morning Glories. They really ARE glorious, aren’t they? I’m kind of in love with them. There has been a resurgence of heirloom varieties of flower and plants, and with it, some new problems. Apparently there have been issues with teenagers getting high on the seeds. I KNOW. Teenagers, is there anything you won’t do to … Continue reading Morning Glories will Get You Feeling Glorious
Is This Thing Working?
So, everything quit on my this week. My phone is buggy, this new website is giving me trouble (did I lose all my old posts? Noooooooo!) And Corona-life is past 'fraying at the edges' and is full-on crises. But a slow crises. Slow-drip crazy is happening globally and the worst part is, we have no … Continue reading Is This Thing Working?
Spring, Feral Children, and Juggling
Ah, springtime. I may be juggling a teensy bit of resentment...but first, no matter what is happening to me personally, or to my community as a whole, it is beautiful in Texas in May. That's just a fact.It is getting unbearably hot in the afternoon but the mornings and evenings are perfection. Heaven distilled. Pure, sweet joy.There’s … Continue reading Spring, Feral Children, and Juggling
Emergency Sanity Saver
How is everyone doing? I swing wildly between‘I was born for staying inside all day in my pj’s! Yah! I’m so grateful I can spend this special time with my children – thank God for all the medical workers, the essential workers, all the people out there risking the lives of not only themselves but … Continue reading Emergency Sanity Saver
The Brothers Cuomo
Recently Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that New York state is a microcosm of America. They’ve got the big city of New York, but also rural upstate New York where ‘we’ve got more cows than people’.If New York is a microcosm of America, we are in for a steep ride my friends, one that at … Continue reading The Brothers Cuomo
The Gift Of Nowhere To Go
Hiya my friends – look – I don’t know if anyone other than mom and some uncles and aunts back home read this but, in case you’re out there too, I wanna talk about butterflies.Just kidding, I want to talk about what we’re all going to do now that our lives have been disrupted by … Continue reading The Gift Of Nowhere To Go
Angela McAffee-Yeh 