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thunder (and hurricane popcorn)
the sky, thickly veiled in white smoke, gradually darkened. i paced the house, obsessively looking out the window as the wind picked up,...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
perpetual motion
Walking along an ice rink road riddled with puddles, there is a whisper in the air; an undercurrent. Spring is not here yet in the north...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 15, 2015
- 2 min
Orbit
This morning there is rain, a steady drumbeat against the corrugated tin roof, streams pouring out of gutter spouts and a grey mist...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Aug 4, 2015
- 2 min
Breath & Bone
There are moments that remind us, that throw into sharpest relief, just how precious and fleeting life really is. Moments that make us...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 20, 2015
- 1 min
Mid-Summer Days; Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding
Weekends go by so fast. This one was a good one. Summer days in Montana, celebrating the best the season has to offer. Saturday began...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 16, 2015
- 2 min
I Believe
There are things we believe. Things that ground us. Things that hold us close–more than we can ever hold them. Things divine, that...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 14, 2015
- 3 min
Morning Rituals, Words, and Labneh with Ancient Grains Granola
Years ago, I had a word-of-the-day calendar. I love this idea, this ritual of bringing a new concept into the everyday. Of diving into...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 5, 2015
- 3 min
The Music Never Stopped (and Veggie Burritos)
This year marks 50 years for the best band ever. Forever. So many of my friends from near and far, from different chapters and far flung...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jun 29, 2015
- 2 min
Summer Days & Beet Noodles
Summer has rolled into this Montana town. The mercury is soaring, the air thick with haze. Kids on street corners sell lemonade and...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jun 23, 2015
- 3 min
Cloudforms, Serendipity, and Portobello Frittatas
This past weekend was the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Which made me both happy (so much sunshine! so much daylight!)...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jun 16, 2015
- 2 min
Flow (and a Fresh Berry Tart)
Change is the only constant. That adage, attributed (or misattributed, depending what you read) to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus,...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jun 7, 2015
- 2 min
Weekends
The lowing of some happy cows; that was my weekend alarm clock. It made me smile as I lay in bed, early morning sunlight slanting...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jun 4, 2015
- 1 min
Dirt
When I think back on all of my years of schooling–everything I read, everything I heard, everything I memorized (and the many things I...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jun 1, 2015
- 2 min
Kumbhaka
The pause. Pausing is not something we seem to do much of these days; running from one task to another, then another; filling our...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- May 29, 2015
- 2 min
Wildflowers
This past weekend, we had a one-day break in the rain. There is nothing quite like feeling the sun on your skin after so many grey sky...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- May 26, 2015
- 2 min
Good Neighbors
On Monday, May 25th, we celebrated Memorial Day, a day of remembrance, respect, and recognition for those who died while serving in the...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- May 21, 2015
- 2 min
Sunrise
I am a morning person. The first few hours after waking are, to me, the most perfect and pure part of the day. Everything is new: the...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- May 18, 2015
- 2 min
A Rainy Day
When I saw the forecast for this weekend–40s and rain–I sighed. It’s spring and I want to be outside, hiking and gardening and soaking...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- May 4, 2015
- 2 min
Dog-Eared Pages and a Tattered Cover
I love books. Spring, it would seem, is the season for reading. But as I considered that point, it got me thinking: It’s undeniably true...
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