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Journal: ‘Grounded’

Bella was grounded today. Yesterday she had let her frustrations get the best of her – right at bed time. When we got home we had our snack, made our beds, and cleaned rooms. Bella got a few minutes on the Hogg’s trampoline but soon after I came to retrieve her, and we go to work on the backyard. Fall leaves were in full force. I wondered why city folk didn’t burn leaves, and decided to light a small fire in our fire pit as we began raking. Bella had taken her punishment with grace and was in a good mood […]

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A Quiet Morning in 2026

The quiet morning is unstirred as I walk around the house, making sure to step where no loose baseboard might find me out. The girls are snuggled in, Tasha and Cocoa too. I’ll try my hand at a strawberry galette while no one is looking. I am having my Sumatra roast coffee and tying up loose ends. Reviewing to-do lists, and checking the kitchen supplies for today’s culinary adventures. Bella turns 12 today. Where did 12 years go? Time slips through the sieve, pouring out, and though in my consciousness I hold each moment precious, still it seems I can’t

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