Tag: Life in Purgatory
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Week 10: Break/Broken
Last week was spring break. Although I value the restorative powers of a break and feel that at least one is essential in every semester, I take exception to the fact that over the course of a break, all the routine, momentum, and discipline that have taken eight weeks to get in place are irrevocably…
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Week 6: Rain, Rain
A persistent rain kept me from a walk this morning, but I wouldn’t trade it for all the sun of summer. It made hunkering down with a cup of coffee, the dog, and some Death Cab (perfect rain music) all the cozier. And knitting–can’t forget the knitting. I retrieved the Lace Leaf Pullover from my…
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Week 3: It Never Fails
Well, it’s Monday again, and guess what? I haven’t gotten anything done. Clarification: I got in a hike (picture of the telegraph lines above the trail), and completed my correspondence–which would have gone better if it involved me in an Empire-waisted dress with and a writing desk, not me in a Skellington hoodie with Gmail…
