kellementology

life according to me

Tag: self-care

  • August

    August

    August is not my favorite month. I’m not sure I’ve ever spent time thinking about this, but today it came up as I was writing my morning pages. The daily three pages of stream of conscious writing is a new facet of my life, derived from The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron. I should probably remember how the books I read find their way to me, but in this case, I’m drawing a blank. The important aspect is that its subtitle, “A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity” is what made me decide to buy it. I’m only in the midst of Week Two, but the morning pages are now a fixture in my life. Any number of things arise in the morning pages, but a few days ago, August stood out.

    Why August?

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  • The Garden that Came with a House

    The Garden that Came with a House

    When I arrived in Maine to view the house I’d found while sifting through properties on the Internet, I already knew it came with a good sized yard. That was the most important piece of criteria outside of being able to walk to town. I wanted enough of a yard to plant a good sized vegetable garden. The idea of an enclosed garden with raised beds, and perhaps an arch with a gate to give it a bit of old fashioned charm appealed to me. Years of flipping through the pages of Fine Gardening, Sunset, and Martha Stewart’s Living made just as much an impact as living in a house for nearly 20 years which had little or no yard at all. Surely .41 acre would be enough, wouldn’t it?

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