But You Are Not a Listed Fire
The wildfire that burned our home and 65 others was not a Federally declared fire. Our State did not make the …
Category Archives: Bittersweet Reflections
Carbon Ash and the Ash of Emotion
Here, two years and two months past our fire, i am again sifting through the ashes. This round of sifting …
Knowledge is Not the Same Thing as Experiene
I have been asked to write a scholarly journal article that combines my experience of being a fire disaster victim …
A Moth’s Visit
I have been single-mindedly plowing through putting good finishes on all of our box store “exotic wood” and our flat …
The Closing of an Era
And for the first time in one year and three hundred and sixty four days, I closed our own curtains …
Anniversary with Exhaustion
I almost did not write a blog entry tonight. It will be short. I am tired. We are both worn …
Recognizing a Life
The moving van brought our stuff from the warehouse yesterday. Yesterday evening I was so tired I fell asleep on …
Tomorrow
Today started with sleeping late, working some and then taking a nap for lunch. I was so sleepy I could …
One of Those Days
Today was one of those days. Nothing went right. My mood was right there with the lumpy, cracked cupped floor …
Important Socks
When the wildfire that burned our community came on June 28, 2012 as I was packing for us to evacuate …
Building One Home 