Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • My True Self

    I began life as a very sensitive child. My emotions were large. But I suppose that is true of most youth. Still, mine were large enough that it troubled my father and caused my mom to say things to me like “You are so melodramatic” or even “Don’t be so…

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  • Wee Ones First

    Today’s writing prompt is “What are your morning rituals?” The first thing I do is feed the cats. They are always hungriest. Our dog gets…

  • Mouse

    Mouse

    I wrote about stray cats a while back in an article titled “Stray Cats.” Mainly I was writing about one in particular that we had…

  • Starry Night on Turquoise Mountain

    Starry Night on Turquoise Mountain

    No, I do not name everything I make. That would be crazy. I’m up to number 1,609 in necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anklets, and that…

  • Stray Cats

    Stray Cats

    There are a lot of stray cats where we live now. Where we used to live, stray cats didn’t last long … large coyote population.…

About Me
Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.