The Painted Ponies Go Up and Down

(Why am I naming days?) 08/08/15, Day 14,339 (Mercena Day 358): The Painted Ponies Go Up and Down Blame Joni Mitchell, but there’s nothing quite like helping your daughter take her first carousel ride to put you in a time-drunk mood. Yesterday, the three of us went to Forest Park to ride the historic carousel andContinue reading “The Painted Ponies Go Up and Down”

From the Living Room to the Kitchen

(Why am I naming days?) 08/07/15, Day 14,338 (Mercena Day 357): From the Living Room to the Kitchen I am giving myself a swift kick or two for falling behind again on my daily journal at a time when so much is changing for this beautiful creature as she hurtles toward her year birthday. YesterdayContinue reading “From the Living Room to the Kitchen”

The Homesick Baby Blues

(Why am I naming days?) 07/26/15, Day 14,326 (Mercena Day 346): The Homesick Baby Blues Today we cleaned up after the 2015 Flux Retreat and headed home. Clean-up day is always bitter-sweet because the Retreat is equal parts exhausting and exhilarating. I’m grateful to catch my breath and begin to process the whirlwind of activity,Continue reading “The Homesick Baby Blues”