Maggie

Lately, we’ve been learning new things - which means mistakes and messiness are inevitable. The primary new thing we are learning is how to grow mushrooms. The first batch wasn’t perfect and the second batch won’t be either. Once the first batch was harvested, we dried them out in the dehydrator on low for 24-hours. Later, we ground them in a coffee grinder that’s designated solely for mushrooms. My next step was to put the powder into capsules. I was prepared with capsules and a capsule...

I know. It’s been a while. To be honest, at the end of last year, I had to reconnect with my will to live. I don’t write about work here, much, for obvious reasons. But I’ll say this - we had a layoff (not a secret - thank you, Richmond press 🙄) in December. Due to the number of people impacted, there was a 60-day notice period to shepherd people through. By the time the holidays came, I collapsed on the couch - watching Heated Rivalary with Andrea (which I referred to as “the hockey porn...

Well. Guess what? The party crasher showed up on Saturday, day 70. If you don't know what I’m talking about, you're fortunate. If you're fortunate and curious, please refer to my last post. This is what manifesting is like - you have to be careful so as to not manifest some shit you don't want. Andrea and I spent Thanksgiving on the “northern neck” of Virginia, which is where is the part of Virginia where our cottage is located. We did our grocery shopping in Richmond and then schlepped...