And thank goodness it is! In terms of years, 2024 has been among the most challenging of my 50. In January, the year “2024” got right up in my face and said, “Kate! Pay attention! You are going to learn now, or else!” So, with only one choice, I set about and worked on learning my lessons because I had to. They were not to be ignored any longer. You…
One of my favorite Christmas stories is that of a cat. A Christmas Cat. Where I grew up, in New Hampshire, it was the home of a writer/illustrator and her daughter, also a writer/illustrator: Tasha Tudor and Efner Tudor Holmes. My grandmother always bought their illustrated stories and gave them to me when I was a little girl. I loved them. The old-fashioned stories speak to simple…
Feeling like a rag doll, sometimes your mind and heart can be pulled in this direction and that—an actual juggling act for the psyche and heart. Sometimes, you emotionally get pulled in so many directions that your head wants to explode, just keeping up with it all. It’s been one of those Fridays for me. The day took on a life of its own due to what was…
Today is the 11th Anniversary of the Morning Ag Clips! Happy Anniversary MAC! On these important days, I always take time to think. It renews and reminds me of why I am here, and where I am going…and what it may take. So I thought I would share my two favorite words… In business. In health. In family. In money. And in friendships. Introducing to you Persistence and…
It was a lazy afternoon… The cicadas were thrumming in the background, as I hopped from shade tree to shade tree, to get out of the hot sun. The scent of freshly mowed hay filled my olfactory senses, intoxicating me like a drug. I made my way along the brook’s bank, stopping and peering down on it, listening to it trickle. Bumbling on its way to the river, it…
One of the most influential summers of my life…1996. It changed my trajectory. I went into the summer as a rising senior from Cornell University, bound for a profession in veterinary medicine. I had no idea that things were about to change. Or that it was perfectly okay to make a change. I came out, eyes wide open, bounding for something else. But what? I spent the summer…
A couple of weeks ago, I had lunch with a dear friend. She reached out to me in an email and asked if I wanted to have lunch with her…at her house. She wrote, “I know it’s old fashioned and not very fancy, but my hearing is getting quite bad, and it’s easier for me in a home setting.” That sounded lovely to me. When I walked through…
If you are a mom, I am sure you have one. The picture that captures a moment in time when you are revealed. “I am dead inside from nurturing these children.” If you have been there, you get it. If you are in it, we get it, and we are here to tell you you will get out of it. If you haven’t yet gotten there–you don’t understand,…
Today is the day I turn 49 years old. It’s going to be a great day! By the time many of you read this, I will have gone for a walk and plunged into my pool with my crazy plunger friends to celebrate the winter solstice. This will be chased with a hot cup of coffee to take the chill off and maybe a piece of chocolate, too!…
“1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 ladybugs, at the ladybug picnic.” Are there any Sesame Street people out there? I grew up on it. Every morning after breakfast, my sisters and I would tune in while my mother got things in order for the day. At the oddest times, it comes back to me. Something triggers a memory. Like today, Sesame Street poked me, and coming out of its long…
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