More apocalypse, less angst
It’s probably no surprise that our bathroom isn’t done yet despite my confidence of last week; the plumber showed up 5 days after our scheduled day, but at least we have hot water again, plus the shower and sink plumbing has been upgraded a… Continue Reading “Post #3298: The external process”
(If you are reading this via email – note that there are photos on the blog that show the before/after of our project). Since moving into our house seven years ago, re-doing the downstairs bathroom has been on the agenda. I don’t think it’s… Continue Reading “Post #3297: DIY discomfort”
On Saturday night I returned from a 7-day Zen Sesshin in the mountains outside of Squamish. This was my 7th sesshin since I started practicing with my Zen community 10 years ago, but my first in-person retreat in over 3 years due to covid.… Continue Reading “Post #3296: Sesshin Return”
A big part of my personal story is that as a child I learned early on I did not have the skill for drawing or other visual arts. This was evidenced by a note on my Kindergarten report card which read, “Megan lacks hand-eye… Continue Reading “Post 3294: Drawing practice”
I feel like my “real life” has been on pause the last couple of months. Between a very difficult tenancy situation in my parents’ home (and by difficult, I mean that police intervention was required repeatedly as the tenants harassed and attacked my elderly… Continue Reading “Post #3293: Changing the lock”