There’s a particular rhythm to island living—an unhurried pulse that doesn’t quite align with clocks, schedules, or the frantic pace of the mainland. Here on Guemes Island, the ferry is due at 10:00. Or maybe 10:00-ish. My daily walk with Wally, my four-legged companion, begins around 4-ish, after the sun slides just low enough toContinue reading “The Beauty of Ish”
Tag Archives: Gratitude
The Breath Before Becoming
I was away for only a week. Well, just over a week. Just ten days—and in that short span, the world here changed. The forest didn’t ask for my permission. The berry bushes didn’t pause their schedule for my return. Time, it seems, had gone on tending to things in my absence, as it alwaysContinue reading “The Breath Before Becoming”
The Tiny Cathedral
Awe, Death, and the Wonder of Small Things It was a small thing, really. A moment tucked between the mundane rituals of daily life—one of those chores that you do without thinking. I went out to unfurl the umbrella on the deck, thinking only of shade, of afternoon light, of coffee and a good bookContinue reading “The Tiny Cathedral”