08/06/2026
This has been an unexpectedly hard summer. Last week, my Mom passed after complications from a hip replacement. We already miss her.
This stage of life where we are helping our aging parents while also helping our young adults launch into this crazy world is full of so many emotions it’s hard to make sense of it all. I’ve ignored the garden these past weeks, the peony rows are eaten alive by weeds and everything has passed into the overgrown, tangly mess of August. It feels like it’s a reflection of the summer and this season of life- messy, beautiful and hard to control.