By: Jennifer Richardson Holt The times around my home are perilous indeed. Dangers lurk both indoors and out, and it is a wonder I am even here to write about them. Perhaps I exaggerate ever so slightly—but only slightly. Some of the goings-on truly are dangerous, or at least could be under the right circumstances.Continue reading “Perils of Home (and Other Lightly Exaggerated Accounts) 9/7/2025”
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Of Ice Cream and Sacred Simplicity 8/3/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My daughter said I should write about ice cream. She gave me this advice one night while we were standing in the backyard, looking up at the sky. I pondered the idea and tried to see where it would take me. I ended up with a stream of consciousness that, honestly,Continue reading “Of Ice Cream and Sacred Simplicity 8/3/2025”
The In-Between Time 7/27/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I heard an analogy the other day that rang very true. This writer described the feeling of that moment when you’re in the last few minutes of a movie or maybe only have one chapter remaining of a novel and you start to worry. There is a certain anxiety that isContinue reading “The In-Between Time 7/27/2025”
Ghosts of Summers Past
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My daughter has now finished her 3rd grade school year and summer is upon us. Even she commented on how quickly it seems to have gone by. It feels like we should be maybe mid-February or early March in the school year. Like we’ve been back since Christmas for a whileContinue reading “Ghosts of Summers Past”
The First at the End of the Line 5/19/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It is absolutely gorgeous. I wasn’t expecting things to be this pleasant but here we are. I am currently sitting in my vehicle. It is roughly 80 degrees outside. The sun is shining and there are huge cotton candy clouds drifting by. The sky is an azure sea with cotton ballsContinue reading “The First at the End of the Line 5/19/2024”
Noticing Things 8/6/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt As I am writing this, I am watching hummingbirds. They put on quite a show around my house. I have a few feeders out and they do partake of them as well as my flowers, but their entertainment factor isn’t so much just a human observing a tiny, feathered comet flittingContinue reading “Noticing Things 8/6/2023”
A Foreign Native 11/20/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Today’s blog probably won’t be lengthy. As I type this, I am currently in my most favorite place on this planet. And no, I haven’t traversed the whole planet so I cannot outright promise that there is no place that I might actually find more endearing. There may very well beContinue reading “A Foreign Native 11/20/2022”
Prose and Possibilities 