Entries by Bethany

Ah, July!

July is birthday month at our house. Ever since my oldest two turned one, we’ve found ourselves indulging in multiple parties. Adding Emma to the mix, six years and ten days later, didn’t slow us down. So, today, Annie and Pearl are twenty-two years old. They’ve invited some friends over. I’m buying a cake, and […]

Taking Action

“The physical universe will not respond to your desires, no matter how passionate or intense they are. The one thing that moves the universe is action.” -Brian P. Moran

Oregon Grape Jelly

My dear professor, Nelson Bentley, used to say that recurring memories are poems waiting to be written. After visiting a friend’s all-northwest garden Wednesday evening, I woke yesterday morning from a dream — I think it was a dream — of Oregon Grape. At least, I found myself drenched in images of it as I […]