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Posted on August 2, 2017 4 Comments
I recently listened to Anne Lamott’s Ted Talk, “12 Truths I learned from life and writing” Her message was clever and funny, thought-provoking and, well, true. Ann so inspired me that I decided to create my own list. Instead of truths, I’m going with magic. As Harry Potter taught us, not all magic is good. […]
Posted on July 31, 2015 2 Comments
10 years ago a wonderful man chose me as his wife. 10 years ago I chose a wonderful man to be my husband. 10 years ago, we barely had a clue as to what that choice meant. Many people gave us their experiences and ideas about it, and of course we had our own, but […]
Posted on July 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
The sun is not yet high enough to sit atop the clouds He sprinkles daylight through the leaves of his trees The changing of the guard from night to day offers peace and tranquility This is the perfect moment in time to decide what today will bring To decide who you will be today To […]
Posted on June 3, 2015 2 Comments
I’ve lately found myself in a creative chasm. I hate being lost among a thousand half-baked ideas, but alas it’s where I am. I haven’t neglected my blog – in fact, I have about a dozen or so partially written masterpieces that will likely never see the light of day, or more appropriately, the backlight […]
Posted on March 17, 2015 7 Comments
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here are a few words I wrote on the day I dared the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland, May 2014. Each day I think to myself that there could be nothing better in the next day – for 10 days I’ve been wrong. Everything about this emerald isle is beautiful, and […]
Posted on January 27, 2015 2 Comments
In late February of 2010, my mother and I got in the car and raced down to Lake Placid, Florida to see my grandpa – Otha Lee Sanderlin – who was in the death grips of esophageal cancer. The family patriarch, our hero, who was once the strongest and sturdiest of all men, was now […]
Posted on December 31, 2014 4 Comments
I miss trees. I miss trees so much that I am experiencing a very real and visceral response to the lack thereof. You see, where I live, up in the Northeast area of Colorado Springs, there aren’t many around. We have a few puny pines, but none of the big, older souls who have been […]
Posted on November 3, 2014 1 Comment
So we made it to Colorado Springs! I was not sure if my feeble little nerves could take the 1400 mile road trip, but they did. Somehow. Probably thanks to the Good Doctor doing all the driving, keeping a positive attitude, and being our road trip cheerleader. Even still, I’m positive I was a little […]
Posted on September 25, 2014 1 Comment
We’re moving to Colorado! Yeah, I know. It’s crazy, right?. Here’s the short and sweet of it: Just a few, short months ago the good doctor (my impossibly handsome husband who wishes to remain anonymous) completed his 10+ years of medical school, residency, and fellowships. I can’t even begin to describe the sense of relief […]
Posted on September 23, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Plated Poet project is my attempt at forming a relationship between two things that give me great joy: the written word and food. A great meal is like a great book. You don’t want it to end. You can hardly control your consumption of it. A good story draws you in with characters who […]
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