I may have shrieked with relief (weird to say joy about *not* having your rights stripped away) when I saw the headline tonight that the initiative didn’t pass! Love your reflections (as always). And thanks for the shoutout!
Loved your celebration of the season, Lindsey! Seasons in general comfort me with their predictable pattern, bringing around different favorite times of year in the sun cycle. I’ve always loved September best--warm days, cool evenings and nights, golden sunlight and earth-tone leaves starting to fall. And there’s reason to celebrate in Ohio today as the people and democracy won the issue you were concerned about. Congratulations and thanks for waiting in the long line to vote. Every state that repudiates Republican efforts at anti-democracy presents a stronger national message that extremist Republican views currently holding sway in the SCOTUS and many states do not represent the majority. Thanks again for your heartwarming writing--sure wish I had a piece of that focaccia!! 😀
Lindsey- I've missed your writing--not that you haven't been writing, but rather, my reading and own writing have fallen off among the summer months. I am so looking forward to spending more time with words again as the season shifts. I'm feeling relieved for you to know the initiative did not pass, and hoping you can take a brief mental respite.
I love how you mixed the seasonal and hands-on with the other heart-pounding rhythms of human life, the ones that make all these other pleasures and lifeways so difficult to simply pursue. From the comments, it sounds like things have stayed on the side of bodily autonomy for the moment—congratulations! And that focaccia looks amazing!
I’m so glad! I’m thinking about it constantly now for all the seasonal reasons but also everything is so early. It’s daunting and a reminder that nature does not go by human clocks …
I may have shrieked with relief (weird to say joy about *not* having your rights stripped away) when I saw the headline tonight that the initiative didn’t pass! Love your reflections (as always). And thanks for the shoutout!
It is worth a good shriek! Cheers!! 🍻
Loved your celebration of the season, Lindsey! Seasons in general comfort me with their predictable pattern, bringing around different favorite times of year in the sun cycle. I’ve always loved September best--warm days, cool evenings and nights, golden sunlight and earth-tone leaves starting to fall. And there’s reason to celebrate in Ohio today as the people and democracy won the issue you were concerned about. Congratulations and thanks for waiting in the long line to vote. Every state that repudiates Republican efforts at anti-democracy presents a stronger national message that extremist Republican views currently holding sway in the SCOTUS and many states do not represent the majority. Thanks again for your heartwarming writing--sure wish I had a piece of that focaccia!! 😀
Thanks Chuck. We are celebrating! And I think if my birthday wasn’t in august, September would probably be my favorite!
Happy August birthday!! 🎉😊
"I’ve been swinging between hope and numb cynicism this week." You've described this experience so well. Also, I love your altar space!
Thank you! It’s my magical little corner. I can’t wait for you to see it closer to Halloween 😍
Can't wait!
Trying not to hold my breath or watch the polls all night. Love you sis. I always cry when I read your writing 😭
😭thanks, friend
Lindsey- I've missed your writing--not that you haven't been writing, but rather, my reading and own writing have fallen off among the summer months. I am so looking forward to spending more time with words again as the season shifts. I'm feeling relieved for you to know the initiative did not pass, and hoping you can take a brief mental respite.
Thanks Maggie, I’m very much looking forward to the new fall rhythm too!
Thanks, as always, for reading 🩷
I love how you mixed the seasonal and hands-on with the other heart-pounding rhythms of human life, the ones that make all these other pleasures and lifeways so difficult to simply pursue. From the comments, it sounds like things have stayed on the side of bodily autonomy for the moment—congratulations! And that focaccia looks amazing!
And the focaccia was amazing 🤤 I still haven’t made any borscht yet, have to get to the farmers market!
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Thanks for reading! And thanks for your beautiful offering on this time of year - it’s come to mind many times over the last week.
I’m so glad! I’m thinking about it constantly now for all the seasonal reasons but also everything is so early. It’s daunting and a reminder that nature does not go by human clocks …