Christmas trees are the heart of the holiday season. Families across the country come together and make the annual trip to the Christmas tree farm. In more recent years, the traditional trip to pick out a real tree has been replaced. Now, many individuals dust off a box in the back of their closet and…
DIY Multi-Purpose Cleaner
In an effort to cut down on my plastic waste I decided to try to make my own multi-purpose spray cleaner. If you don’t know much about our world’s plastic waste problem, it’s okay! We’re all still learning. Just take a look at the sustainability section of our blog and read up a little and…
My Grandmother’s Response
My grandmother shouts at the rain, for she resents- the gentle pelting that echoes indefinitely, the white thunder that litters her absent sky, the wind that breathes low within the showers, the swollen clouds that hang as dark as death, the abrupt possibility of destruction. ~ My grandmother clings to the promise of sunlight, the…
On Change
My fingers were braided like splitting twine, over my open lap where the warmth burned my exposed thigh. Your lips ran like rusted propellers on your brother’s ship. You spilled tales of a hopeless time forgotten. Our eyes were constellations, like twin lights trapped in a fated pull. Dim in the sunlight and weak enough…
Golden Dandelions 