Every year I redefine what this blog is in my mind and begin posting again. I think I had so many hopes for it that my hopes turned into pressure and obligation. Now I am trying to categorize it as just sharing my thoughts in a therapeutic way. So mostly for myself but also my hope is that you can connect with my stories and maybe, just maybe, we can connect as a community. Let’s be friends, okay? 

This is one of my favorite photos from a recent Chili festival I attended. Punkins and peppers. What’s not to love? I ate so many kinds of raw and roasted peppers that I almost got sick, though that could have been the unseasonable/unreasonable hot weather. It was a bit horrifying but mostly magical.