Category Archives: Personal

Destruction, Destruction…

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Thistle

Oy. Well, the land-clearing outside my fence has continued since my last post. The photo collage shows the picture I took a couple days ago vs one I took yesterday. As you can see, they cut the big tree down. … Continue reading →

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Construction, Destruction

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Thistle

Yesterday, Laurence and I returned home from an appointment to discover that there was some kind of construction going on behind our house. The above picture shows what things looked like in April 2021. There’s a dense tree patch right … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Emotional Damage

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Thistle

Yesterday morning, my mom sent a video to my sisters and me to tell us that our grandma was going into hospice care. She followed that up by telling us we were shitty kids that didn’t care about any of … Continue reading →

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In the Air Force now

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Thistle

On June 13, we dropped Ambrose off for basic training. Air Force BMT takes place at a base here in San Antonio, which was a double-edged sword. On one hand, he had to go through that training in brutal heat. … Continue reading →

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July 2022 in Review

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Thistle

Does anyone else feel like it’s still May? I don’t know if I’m stuck in that traditional caught-in-time, always-behind feeling of adulthood, or if this is worse than usual because I’ve literally avoided being outside as much as possible for … Continue reading →

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A True Feral

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Thistle

This is a hard situation to write about, and it was even harder (and more traumatizing) to live through. In my last post, I mentioned that I would be picking up a mama cat and her three babies to foster. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Taking Some Time Off

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Thistle

I know I haven’t been on here very much anyway, not since April – posting less, rarely getting on my feedly to see others’ posts, etc. I’m not reading much, I’m not writing much, and I’m in a personal funk … Continue reading →

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Updated Goals for 2022

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Thistle

With my current 2022 goals mostly in shambles, I’ve decided to update them for the second half of 2022. Physical Health Complications, side effects, and new medical conditions made former goals unachievable in the time remaining, so I’ve scrapped them … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – To Move or Not to Move

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Thistle

This is a decision that’s been weighing on my mind. The last time we moved back to Texas, I swore we would never leave again, but so much has changed and I’m struggling to determine the best course of action. … Continue reading →

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June 2022 in Review

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Thistle

Ugh June. Usually a fairly good month, after the oppression of May, but the unrelenting heat, stressful goodbyes, re-rise of covid, and horrific politics has made June probably the worst month of 2022. Oy. It’s been a monotonous haze of … Continue reading →

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