Category Archives: Personal

January 2023 in Review

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Thistle

January was lovely. Honestly, I’m not used to January being a mostly-good month. My depression cycles – which have remained fairly consistent since I was about 13 or 14 years old – usually involve me having a great first 2-3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Sunday Coffee – Brain Offline

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Thistle

This morning, I’m meant to be driving out to Inks Lake, my favorite state park, with a friend to go hiking up to the waterfalls. Only we had to cancel because suddenly there’s meant to be storms and pouring rain, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | Leave a comment

Fall Whimsy…in January

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Thistle

Back in November, my friends and I had planned an autumn photoshoot at the Big Tree, as a celebration of fall, nature, and majestic places. Obviously, that didn’t work out, and due to fire, we ended up going to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | Leave a comment

TNR: Unicorn

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Thistle

Two weeks back, Jason and I managed to catch and TNR a little calico girl we called Feather. Feather had brought with her two male cats, King and Unicorn. While King remains elusive, spreading himself around and getting food from … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | Leave a comment

Sunday Coffee – a quest for new art (Please help!!)

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Thistle

This week, Jason and I painted my bedroom. It was still mostly this horrible brown color except the one wall we had to fix when we redid the windows a couple years ago. In repainting, we also added a shelf … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 4 Comments

January Self Portrait: Gutter Glitter

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Thistle

Part of my goals this year is to move forward with photography (in many different aspects). With a nod toward that goal, I decided to emulate a TT creator who chose to do a self portrait each month of 2022. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sunday Coffee – a fortuitous moment

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Thistle

On Thursday this week, I brought my half-sister a book to borrow for her last few days in San Antonio, and in exchange, she took me out for coffee at a local cafe, Mildfire Coffee. We hung out for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | Leave a comment

TNR: Feather

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Thistle

This is the story of a calico. The calico has shown up a few times on our overnight camera, in April, August, and twice in September. She began to show up during the day not long before Christmas, and seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | 1 Comment

Sunday Coffee – And he’s gone again

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Thistle

Just over three weeks since Laurence arrived home for winter break, he’s once again back in Canada for his spring semester. This is potentially the last time we’ll see him in person until next winter, because he’s talking with someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | Leave a comment

Day 1 – 2023

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Thistle

Start how you mean to go on, right? January 1st, 2023: – I had everything prepared the night before, so that I could get a little extra sleep before I woke up to get ready for my hike. The group … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment