My wildground life

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What I actually do on a slow summer morning

I lie there for a while before I get up. This is a must to start a slow summer morning. Some mornings I’m scrolling my phone, not looking at anything in particular. Other mornings I’m just lying there, staring out the blinds at the swaying trees. Then I make my

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herb containers on a concrete patio in early spring, thyme and chives in small pots

What a Patio Container Herb Garden Taught Me

The first summer I grew cucumbers in a container along with my container herb garden, I learned something I never would have figured out right away in a bigger garden. The flowers were blooming, fruiting, and then drying up and falling off. The little fruits would start to form and

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natural weight loss before and after photo

What I Was Really Going Through When I Started Over

returning to yourself after burnout I did not set out to change my life. I set out to get through the week. That was the spring of 2024. Both grandmothers lost within months of each other. My great-grandmother and grandfather the following year in 2025. Grief was stacking faster than

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