Having to do with the setup, contents and running of the blog.
I took the first step to setting up a “social media platform”. Or maybe the third, or the fourth or even the fifth ‘first step’. The FIRST first step was deciding to set up a simple Blog, then I realized I could have an online store, so I decided to set up a website to […]
First Steps – Moving Forward Read More »
Since my mother’s passing in March of 2022, I’ve been thinking a lot about turning points, new ideas, new paths, new directions, and moving forward with my life. After the last ten years as a caregiver, I have the opportunity to make a course correction, and I’m taking advantage of it. Throughout my prior twenty
Step Out of the Past – A Fresh Direction Read More »
Ten years ago this week my sister called to let me know it was time to return to Texas to help care for my father as he faced an inevitable end from a 2009 back-to-back diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and prostate cancer. Both conditions typically progress slowly and unpredictably, so we made a long term decision
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” – from lyrics by John Lennon. As 2020 drew to a close I intentionally took a temporary break from this blog to re-evaluate and “make other plans” in response to the new normal that Covid-19 has brought to our world. Voluntary and mandatory
Pictured above: The Phoenix, High relief stone carving, Cathedral of St Stephen, Metz, France. Image by Michel Boucly from Pixabay Ancient stories and traditions tell the story of the Phoenix, a great and solitary bird that lives for 500 years, or 1,000 years, or 12,999 years… nobody knows for sure. Intelligent and wise, the bird
The Phoenix – A New Life Read More »
Please Pardon This Interruption… I’ve been posting on The Overleaf Chronicles Blog for four months, and I’m fairly happy with the result. Still, it needs a few tweaks here and there, and I’d like it to be a little more focused, so I’m taking a short hiatus from The Overleaf Chronicles to get some things
Garden Goals, House Goals, Blog Goals, Life Goals – An Announcement Read More »
A bend in the road is not the end of the road …unless you fail to make the turn. ~ Helen Keller. I always have enjoyed this quote by Helen Keller. I find it a little amusing and ironic, given her circumstances, that she would offer advice about missed turns. Then again I suppose it’s
A Bend in the Road Read More »
Here’s an explanation of how I set up this blog and how to navigate within it. Besides the “Next Post” and “Previous Post” buttons, every entry has a tag like this example: “Blog Goals” [tag], so if you ever want to find something in particular you can search by topic. I’ll publish up to four
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When I acquired it in late 2014 I named the house and garden “Overleaf,” as a tongue-in-cheek play on words, a reference to the overgrown landscape and drifts of fallen leaves that appeared to almost “over leaf” and bury the house. Of course, “overleaf” is a word with an actual publishing or literary meaning. Online
The Overleaf Chronicles – The First Leaf Read More »