Wing clipping inspires strong feelings in bird lovers – such strong feelings, in fact, that a great deal of forums, facebook groups, and aviculture clubs forbid discussion of the topic to limit infighting. Proponents of wing clipping cite safety issues – such as preventing accidents while introducing a bird to a new environment in which…
In Three Month’s Time
Three tumultuous, beautiful, life changing months have passed since I took the time to write. These were the last months of my final pregnancy. Summer swelled and began its melancholy fading away during these months, and with the first tinges of autumn, Hazel became a big sister. Harrison Daniel Hughes was born in the early…
Try a Little Tenderness
It was an already swealtering Sunday morning in June when I stepped into my mother’s empty garage to retrieve a jug of water…
Mindful Parenting: Scars
My legs and arms are covered with small brown circles – insect bites from years and years ago that have persisted despite my best efforts.
Of Sandals, Sunburns, and Splash Pads
For me, summers long-gone are one long, palpable impression tinged with a hazy, yellow glow
Practicing Patience
I am not the type of person you would call “patient”. On the contrary – I am the type of person who will lose hope when a plan seems too long term. I’m the type of person who will press my foot much too hard on the gas pedal. I’m the type of person who…
Spring Awakening
As are the swelling buds of spring, so is my heart –
Knowing
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Positively Perfect
As Maya Angelou – poet, actress, and proud sex worker – once said: “Does my sexiness upset you?….”
Friendship, and Lessons From Toddlers
Often, the things we most strive for in our children’s lives are those that we never had for ourselves.
Earth Mama, Flower Child 