the autoimmune hippie.

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

our fam jam

  • freezing.

    Y’all. Henry Petunia and I, in all our autoimmune glory, are bundled, snuggled, huddled, nestled, snoodled up. Pick a word – we are inside. My word. As advertised, everything is frosty and temperatures are falling in our part of the world. The kicker is that we are now entering the “hard freeze” portion of this… Read more

  • The other day I came across NPR’s annual “Year in Review: 50 Wonderful Things from 2023” and thoroughly enjoyed reading through it. NPR 50 Wonderful Things. As there are plenty of year end stories recapping the tragic things that have happened as well as all the loss that has been experienced this year, it is… Read more

  • Here in the Hippie Hut, my dear ones are getting back to their regular schedules – and I am recovering from a busy and wonderful Christmas week (complete with a cold and sore throat now, of course). We have had the best holiday season, with lots of friends and fun and family time. On Saturday,… Read more

  • Merry Christmas, y’all. We are having a wonderful holiday with lots of movies and snacks and gifts and stockings and family time together. Tomorrow I’ll share more about our Christmas – when my people will all be back to their regular schedules for the week. Today, I am enjoying the whole day snoodled up with… Read more

  • It’s been a busy Christmas week here in the Hippie Hut in the best way. With a few days still to Christmas Eve, we have had a week worthy of Buddy the Elf already. ❤ On Sunday, my better half and I went to spend the most cozy, wonderful, happy Christmas with our Mom, Pop,… Read more

  • dog days.

    The past two days here in the Hippie Hut have been spent at our amazing vet’s office. On Monday, we were there with Henry Petunia for a visit with Dr. Wright where he was checked out and patched up with some antibiotics for the UTI issues that tend to plague him as a diabetic puppy.… Read more

  • day 1 of thanksgiving.

    Well, y’all, I’m getting started a day late – I too I am shocked by this development 😉 – but, like last year, November is for the days of thanksgiving leading up to Thanksgiving Day. It’s as simple as it sounds, each day writing something I’m thankful for, sometimes big, sometimes small – like a… Read more

  • Happy Halloween and end of Blogtober, y’all. Today was a busy one, with grocery shopping and errands and then home to spend time with my favorite fellas. ❤ Last night we watched The Crow as is our Halloween tradition and then tonight we watched Sleepy Hollow. So much fun. ❤ Our plan tomorrow is to give our… Read more

  • Despite my best efforts to write daily, blogtober fell behind for several days this week for the very best reasons as I had some lovely days with my people. I had a wonderful (way overdue) day out with my Al on Tuesday, the best date nights with my better half throughout the week, and a… Read more

  • sickly.

    Over the past week, Henry and I have both been in and out of doctor’s offices and my husband has been in awful pain with his back. Henry was at our wonderful vet’s office last week, dealing with some unruly blood sugar issues. Since his visit, he seems to be feeling well as we work… Read more