I'm starting marathon training. Now, don't get all excited. I don't actually have any plans to run a marathon in the near future. I simply need some goals and a structure for building my strength and endurance.I used to run seven miles a day, five or six days a week. It was hell on my joints, and I eventually gave up. But then I discovered barefoot running, and have dabbled in running on and off ever since, without any joint pain. (Warning: You HAVE to work on your stride before you can go back to, or begin, a running regimen with barefoot running). When I working on revisions for my … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
Good fences really do make good neighbors!
So, the fence is up, and I have to say, it has done wonders in quelling my neighbor-related angst. It's also made having two German Shepherds so much easier (except when they are outside and it starts raining, and we don't realize it, and they decide to mud wrestle in the garden and then run through the house).Argo has pretty much said, "Hey, it was nice knowing you, but I have a yard. . ." That dog can spend all day lying in the shade sniffing the breeze. He is blissfully happy.Stella, on the other hand, was more excited about all the attention she gets when Argo is outside. If she did go … [Read more...]
My Oasis to Rally Upon
Two weeks ago, J and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary. I meant to write about it then. I have a hard time writing about the people I love the most. Much in the same way I have a hard time writing out notes in birthday cards. Because, you know, I write. That's what I do. And I feel like people always expect me to be super eloquent with what I write - to have the right words. But when it comes to the people I love, everything gets so jumbled up in my emotions, and I don't feel like anything I write could do them justice. Peter Mulvey has a song called "Words Too Small to Say," and … [Read more...]
My New Neighbor
Monday, I was settling in to do some editing, when I heard a noise that sounded a lot like a jackhammer off in the distance. I figured it would stop, but it didn't. It felt like every time I started to type, the noise started again. Twenty-minutes later, I was starting to lose it. I walked to the other side of the house, and it got louder. It sounded closer than I'd originally thought, and less like a jackhammer. More like someone drilling metal.I walked around the house (followed by my canine entourage) muttering "What the hell is Mrs. Gnome doing?" and cursing our house, our … [Read more...]
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is about a writer and her growing relationship with the inhabitants of the island of Guernsey after the German occupation, as she searches for subject matter for her next book. The story is told through a series of letters to and from her editor, the members of the Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and some assorted friends and relations.When I realized the entire book was letters, I worried about the way the story would unfold. I thought this method of story telling might make for choppy reading, missing details, or information being … [Read more...]