not necessarily in this order

  This is a new thing I’m trying to take things less seriously. An idea, an intention, a smile jotted down in this space - nothing more and nothing less.  Maysie and I were doing an early morning walk around our chilly yard when I saw her pause and notice… something. We stood together in the emerging sun and wet, cold grass (my toes!), and then I heard it, too: a slight quiet fluttering in the woods.  All of a sudden, I saw it! It was the leaves falling from the tallest trees and getting caught in branches and vines as they fell. Gold and maroon in the green and brown. We could hear fall, it was happening right there in front of us. Maysie started from the pause, ready to keep circling and sniffing while I followed so grateful I had left my phone inside and was out there with my eyes and attention. 

I am a library person. Right now, 100% of the books I read come from my local library. My holds list is a source of joy and I’m so grateful that the library part of a system that will get me books from other libraries and allow me to request books that aren’t currently in any of the catalogs.   Over the last 2 months, I’ve had a library experience that I’ve never had before, and it threw my routine into such a tizzy. And I say that as someone who just got a puppy and lives in chaos.  Months ago, I had gotten on the hold list for the sequel to very popular book club read from a couple of years ago. I had mildly enjoyed the first book and just like to put in holds for sequels because the list gets so long. The book finally landed with me in late July and I saved it for our family vacation in New Hampshire in early August.  Unfortunately, I read the first chapter the day before we left and absolutely knew it was not for me. It very well may be for lots and lots of people, bu...

Things have been… a lot. Work, parenting, puppies, estates, etc. Rather than saying nothing, here’s a list about our newest love, Maysie the Bernedoodle.  She’s so much bigger than we expected. She’s so “long” and has these huge paws. But, she’s all fluff! You can feel her poor ribs under all that hair. We are working to catch her up on weight now that she’s off the antibiotic, but it’s going to take a bit.  Maysie does a downward dog stretch on the top stair every time I take her out, which makes me think of Nicole .  Maysie just finished her vaccines so we can start walking her and taking her places to socialize, which is great. She’s a little shy around people indoors, but does much better with the space of outside (well, our backyard so far).  Maysie loves leaves. And eating things off the ground. And sticks.  Maysie does not love moths, however, as we’ve learned during a choppy battle by moonlight.  She’s almost 5 months old, so she still naps a few ti...