The Sausage-Making of it All
Stooped like Quasimodo, I trudge the dusty, uphill trail, mentally listing the reasons why trekking in the heat is a dumb idea. The scorching sun makes every step a strain,
…Author: Cheryl
My Sacrifices for Art.
As I extract the weeds still stuck to my clammy palm, beads of my sweat drip onto the other greenery I’ve just plopped onto the table. I stand in admiration of my plunder, the bounty of another urban foraging escapade. I’m pretty sure
…Getting Away from it All, including the Eco-Guilt
Yawn. Don’t mind me. I’m just back from a lovely road trip, and I’m not really back yet. I’ve always struggled with returning to routine
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Was it just last month when I was gloating over the cool weather here in Southern California? Well, the heat has arrived, and it’s Suddenly Shockingly Summer. I do wish there’d been more of a spring-like transition, but I’m trying hard not to complain—my friend in Las Vegas reports that his forecast calls for triple-digit temps,
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Today, I had it out with my garden hose. I’m not proud of it, but I’m in a confessional mood. I’d like to say I won, but that would be like saying I beat myself in a fist
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