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  • Accommodating Crisis: The Stories We Tell Ourselves

    I’ve experienced a life of relative stability, with the broad strokes of the future appearing relatively predictable. Yes, there’s been ups and downs over time, but they have all seemed in the realm of ‘normal’. It doesn’t feel this way anymore – the political, social, environmental, and economic context is shifting outside the expected, outside of what I’ve experienced in the past.… Read the rest

  • Gardening: Fun, Food, Freedom, Relationship

    As we’re well into March, my thoughts are turning to gardening. For me, gardening is a hobby. While my homegrown produce tastes better than anything I’d buy at the grocery store, I could, with much less sweat, simply buy a few more veggies. But where’s the fun in that?

    My modest garden.

    I grew up in a family that gardened. Vegetables, flowers, fruit trees – my family grew it all.… Read the rest

  • Mugshot

    A white mug with a red handle. In fancy red script is written Friesen, with a coat of arms beneath.

    I got this mug as a gift from my brother, who picked it up at the Mennonite Heritage Village. The fancy script and heraldry suggest a regal Friesen lineage. A search of the internet finds several different versions of a Friesen coat of arms, though most have the knight helmet and include a good amount of red.

    Speaking of family lineage, I made bread this morning using the recipe passed down to me from my mom, who in turn received it from my dad’s mom.… Read the rest

  • Mugshot

    A mug with a desert scene of cacti and other plants.

    My parents brought me this mug from one of their excursions to the American southwest. Unfortunately, the dishwasher has worn away the image (this is the less damaged side).

    They went a few times to New Mexico and Arizona in their retirement. Whenever I use this mug I think of them. They went in winter – Mom enjoyed the break from the cold as she was definitely not a winter person.… Read the rest