the autoimmune hippie.

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

  • 47 croonches.

    First, let me say that this year’s birthday list series will now definitely be completed throughout my birthday weekend (and maybe next week?) as I am moving at snail’s pace again with a relapse of my secondary URI from my recent flu. (Y’all. This flu strain is insane.) That said, I am – again –… Read more

  • 47 songs.

    Each year, during my birthday week, I share posts of my favorite appropriately numbered books, films, foods, etc. at that time – and I enjoy looking back each birthday and seeing the new additions as well as the items that are constant. (We won’t discuss the expansion of those lists each year – only that… Read more

  • flu days surrounded by flowers.

    Here in the Hippie Hut, I’m still in my New Year’s Plague Era, quarantined with Dr. Ollie and Dr. Teddy in our bedroom. I’ve experienced an assortment of symptoms since this began, a sort of combination of flu and flare that has changed daily – and sometimes even hourly. Where have I landed with the… Read more

  • starting off 2026 with a super moon and a super plague.

    First, Happy 2026, y’all. I hope you all had a safe and lovely new year holiday. We were blessed to visit Mom and Pop on New Year’s Day and we also stopped by to see our precious GJ on her birthday as well. As we got home New Year’s night, I was not feeling my… Read more

  • our annual new year’s blessing for 2026.

    As always, on New Year’s Eve, our annual blessing: Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and each other – and have a safe and happy New Year’s holiday. Grace and Blessings. Read more

  • Have A Holly Ollie Christmas 2025.

    I have been a woman down since the holiday so I’m a bit late in sharing my usual Christmas in the Hippie Hut post but we did have a wonderful one. ♥️ Every year, Santa comes to our house on Christmas Eve so we had our usual finger foods while watching the NORAD Santa tracker… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 6: celebrating the holidays with our dear ones.

    Today, Christmas Eve Eve, I am writing to you from my bed still, with Ollie snoring underneath about four blankies, as my body does its expected crash out from yesterday’s last minute push to gather everything for Christmas. (An aside: every single year I tell myself I’ll remember next year just *how crazy* those crowds… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 5: it’s Christmastime in the Hippie Hut.

    It has taken some extra time this year with the flare I’m dealing with – but the Hippie Hut is ready for Christmas now. I am so excited. My better half has the outside looking just adorable: The inside of our home is cozy and ready for Santa too: Now we are watching all the… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 4 – a systemic CRPS flare for Christmas.

    Last month was CRPS Awareness Month and I actually chose to skip my usual post about it, as I fear y’all get tired of hearing about my health challenges so often. Well, as fate would have it, my fall a few weeks ago has brought on a flare of my systemic CRPS, with a vengeance.… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 3 – one happy little bulldog.

    This week, I am in the middle of one helluva CRPS situation that I’ll be sharing more about in my next post – but today is just a bit of happy news out of Starkville, Mississippi. 🖤 Though my Bulldogs improved *greatly* this past season, we didn’t quite make the cut off to go bowling… Read more