Author: Kristan
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2021 was a rockier ride than hoped for, right up to the very end… But there were still some good times. Although I am trying not to pin too many hopes on 2022, I do welcome the turning of the calendar to a fresh page.
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I don’t suppose anyone with an online journal can claim to want nothing from it. If we truly wanted nothing, we wouldn’t be posting on the internet, after all. But my personal relationship with blogging has gone through many evolutions over many years, and I’m in a quiet place with it right now. There’s so…
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Thanks to being a mom to two small children during a global pandemic, I didn’t get to read much last year. But quality over quantity, right? My favorite book in 2020 was WHEN WE COLLIDED by Emery Lord. Even though I happen to know Emery in real life, I had never read any of her…
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I think 2020 was a death of sorts for this blog. I wonder if 2021 will see a rebirth. Throughout the pandemic, I have taken so many notes, and started several drafts. But then the window of time to finish my thoughts disappears, and the impulse fades. By the time I come back to my…
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Life has gotten smaller in many ways… but there is sweetness still. One of the coolest things we have done since the pandemic started is this butterfly growing kit. (Thanks, Trisha!) IB enjoyed it, but as not as much as Andy and I did, haha. There has been bouncing… And baking… And growing… And family…