Maybe you can relate. And if not, please humor me.
If the title of this post sounds like the opening line of a joke, that's because apple trees are funny. Well, not inherently, but place them in your private backyard next to a public sidewalk along a busy road and the comedy script writes itself. I feel like the punch line to this joke should… Continue reading A Tourist, A Chef, And A Dad With Questionable Judgment Walk Up To My Apple Trees…
"Beautiful, night, isn't it sweetie?""Mm. Yes. That breeze? Refreshing.""Feels like a perfect night to hop in the pickup and go steal another homeowner's property, don't you think?""Ooo! Yes! Let's do that! I'll tell the kids to put their shoes on!"That's what I feel the conversation must sound like every year when people around my area… Continue reading Kind Sir, Get Your Hands Off My Apples
I never went to summer camp as a kid. When I was young, I played outdoors all summer long, all day, every day, with the kids on my block. When I was older, I played organized sports all summer long. Summer camp was my idea of a hazy, unknown, sleep-away nightmare. Certain to be nothing… Continue reading My Definition Of Summer Camp
I often find myself so overwhelmed by the beauty of something I feel like I might actually explode. I used to figure this was probably weird until I read a passage in an outstanding book about introverts that referred to a subset of people who are also "highly sensitive". It said, "...you're more apt than the… Continue reading Capture This Moment With Your Mind’s Eye Not Your Camera’s
The zoo, the museum, the gardens. Last summer she guided me on adventure after adventure to places I had never been before. I'd become reliant on my phone's navigation to find the best way to get me where I was going. I suppose it was only a matter of time before she let me down.… Continue reading If You’re Going To Blindly Follow Your GPS, At Least Enjoy The Scenery
Shannon Leaders 