Yesterday wasn't a great day. It makes me uncomfortable to type that because I try hard to stay positive and to not complain, and to keep things in perspective, constantly mindful of the fact that that things can always be worse. But I am human. And yesterday was just not my day. Everything I …
Poetic ramblings
Happy Father’s Day, Dad.
I was the first born of four. Whether I was a girl or a boy, I was going to have my dad's name. But I couldn't be Jamie like him. I would be Jaime Lee. A more feminine version that everyone would spell wrong. (Forever.) It worked out well for me that Dad is a well-respected and liked man and …
Soil and water and sun
Three packets of seeds have been shoved at the back of my “everything” drawer for at least four years. Organic beets and peas and wildflowers. Planting is the easy part. Tending takes too much effort. It was originally meant as an activity for me and my little girls. Start the seeds inside old …
