As I write this, we are wrapped in a blanket of fog. Outside, the garden is quiet, save for a few fall veggies that are coming up in between cover crop. Each day we see less and less sun; by the solstice, we will be dark by 4:00 p.m. The daily routine turns ever more inward — “reading season,” a farmer friend calls it. Perhaps it means I can get my blog back to a regular routine? I hope so.
Thanks to Nancy at A Rural Journal for offering Random 5 Fridays. Please check her out, as well as the many great bloggers whose work delights me in so many ways!
Here is my Random 5:
- I’m in Day 11 of the 14-day Colorado Cleanse, and I’ve had some profound experiences around my relationship with food and stress. I’ll write more about this soon, but wow! Today is the last day of the “main” cleanse, so tomorrow begins a three-day regimen that adds more food and resets digestive fire.
- We’re preparing for travel! We don’t like to leave from May-September. Between the needs of the garden and the many activities, home is the best place to be during that time. Still, we love to travel, and I’m getting itchy feet. Next up: New York City to visit my stepdaughter. We will also spend some time in Pennsylvania, in Amish country.
- I recently attended the Write on the Sound writers’ conference in Edmonds, WA, where I returned home exhausted but inspired. I’ve now started draft #3 of my next novel, ready and eager to do the hard work involved to shape it!
- I’m one of the last people in the universe to watch Breaking Bad. We’re watching online and are now late in season #2. What a strange show! And yet, we keep watching.
- I just finished reading an Advance Reader Copy of Karen Wyle’s Division. Karen writes character-driven sci-fi, and her strengths lie in the way she writes about family relationships. I don’t normally read sci-fi, but this tale of conjoined twins with different and conflicting ideas about how to navigate adulthood is a touching read. She’s releasing the book toward the end of this month.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I’ve not seen Breaking Bad either, so I guess I really am the last person. 🙂 The writers’ conference sounds wonderful, especially if it left you inspired. Have fun with the draft! And travel sounds good to me. We are stay-at-homers most of the time, but I’ve been getting the urge to do some traveling.
From the looks of the comments here, I guess I wasn’t the last one! Boy oh boy, I am ready for a trip. Most of the time I don’t want to leave because it’s so beautiful where I live, but it’s good to leave paradise once in a while!
i will have to look into the cleanse. never heard of it.
i couldn’t ever get into Breaking Bad. glad you enjoy it. sounds like many do. ( :
happy weekend.
Happy weekend to you, too, Beth! I get to have some additional foods starting today, and I’m very excited about that.
I’m so glad you are onto another draft ;-), and it is always wonderful to return from something inspired.
Thanks, Lynn! I have another workshop in December and will start an online class in November, so I’m trying to keep the juices flowing by getting regular support.
Congratulations on the inspiration and the upcoming book, We have not see Breaking Bad either may give it a go when the snow comes. B
Thanks. I’ve been missing some inspiration for a while, so it’s good to get it back!
Your travels sound fun! I love NY. I can imagine how inspired you are after a writer’s conference. We tried Breaking Bad and didn’t get into it. But my co-workers love it. So maybe I’ll give it another try. Have a wonderful weekend!
Sharon, I’m still trying to figure out the Breaking Bad appeal. I think I’m watching it from the perspective of a writer who is curious about why these characters seem to work. So far I’ve decided that it’s the main two actors, who somehow manage to stay sympathetic, even when they’re doing horrible things.
Good for you on the cleanse… I discovered many things about allergies and stress when I switched to a paleo diet this summer — it’s all good! Safe travels, Nadine.
Thanks, Nancy! I’m probably not going to go full paleo, but I think I’m ready to try giving up wheat. That’s one of my comfort foods, so it will be interesting to see how I do, but I think it’s time.
I’m the last person to see “Breaking Bad.” Somehow I never watched it. Not sure how that happened. I may save it for the long winter approaching. Have a great visit to New York.
I’ve noticed that since we moved to a more rural area, we handle the seasons differently…and I save some of these quieter pastimes for winter. We lived for 30 years in Houston, where the seasons are hot and hotter (except for about five days in February), so we didn’t make these types of adjustments. I’m really enjoying the changes of the seasons!
I want to hear about the results of the cleanse! I want to hear about the trip to Amish country! Please! ha! The Son watches Breaking Bad. He tells me the reason it’s so addictive is because Walter is so twisted. Makes a mom wonder, you know? hee hee! 🙂
Thanks, Bella! I will definitely include these topics in future blog posts.
Walter is definitely twisted; I will agree with the Son on that. It’s fascinating to watch his evolution. He’s sort of a Clark Kent character, but instead of hiding Superman, he’s hiding something quite opposite. We Americans do seem to love our outlaws!