the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

our fam jam

  • One of the most dear, kind hearted men I have ever had the privilege to know, our precious Brother Jack, beloved by so many of us, has passed away. He has been ill and was receiving excellent hospice care – but we are still terribly sad to say goodbye. I’ve said over the years, ever… Read more

  • Since COVID in February, part of the Long ‘Vid has been just ridiculous ongoing allergy symptoms – so I have kept a sort of permacough as I’ve written about several times. A few weeks ago, I also wrote about an urgent care outing for bronchitis for this same permacough that had just gotten out of… Read more

  • spring planting.

    Especially during times of illness, my anxieties are really kicking – and I am so grateful for spring time and planting season as it just makes my heart smile. This weekend, I noticed that it was “Plant Something Day” and “Plant a Lemon Tree Day.” Those worked out well – as we already had some… Read more

  • Again I have several catchup posts this week – thank you Covid fatigue – but of course today we start with the star of the family. . . ❤ We are so incredibly thankful to have celebrated Henry’s 10th birthday with a little “On The Farm” party for him yesterday. If you’ve been with me… Read more

  • husband appreciation day.

    I read that today, the third Saturday in April, is Husband Appreciation Day. I don’t have enough words to say for all my husband is to me and our family or enough thank yous for all he does for us. He is my best friend and my very favoritest. Every day, I look forward to… Read more

  • good friday 2023.

    Happy Good Friday, y’all. I am so sorry it’s been so long. I have been adjusting to some insane fatigue that is coming and going with this post-Covid business. I have several doctor’s appointments over the coming months to address all of these symptoms that have come my way. I also do have some good… Read more

  • It’s taken me a few days to even be able to write this but very suddenly our sweet Dave Grohl became terribly sick and has crossed the rainbow bridge. On Monday, we took her to our vet’s office and they began running tests and things were very concerning. Just heartbreakingly, late Wednesday afternoon our wonderful… Read more

  • a scary sick weekend

    Well, y’all, when I was writing to you last week about how we were getting over being under the weather here in the Hippie Hut, it turns out we so were not. On Friday, I was feeling very unwell throughout the day, taking my second antibiotic prescription, and resting – but just yuck with a… Read more

  • this is 44.

    As you can see from the collage of pictures in today’s featured image, I turned 44 with the plague and holding the hand of the flare bear. We started the morning at my family practitioner’s office, getting antibiotics for the yuck that has found me as well as injections because – while I’ve been dealing… Read more

  • This year I am committed to having our fighting words Friday – with a different scripture to meditate on – each week. (We all know what finals week looks like in these parts – so those weeks may just be a “hello,” our scripture, an “I love y’all,” and a “send help” 🙂 – but… Read more