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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Aug 8, 20212 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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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