All I really need to know I learned at Jin Jins

June 19, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

I love me a good quote. I have several that have special significance for me. One, a stunner from Friedrich Nietzsche, follows me wherever I go... literally, and has an Irish accent. "What does not kill me makes me stronger." While I identify with being a Christian, I would more accurately say it's with ambivalent … Continue reading All I really need to know I learned at Jin Jins

Thorns and vines

June 17, 2013January 17, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

“She’s human kudzu, a smothering parasite choking the life out of you.” He asked for my honest opinion, and I wasn’t holding back. “It’s a mystery to me why you’re with her.” I agreed to meet him for coffee after cutting him out of my life for the past three months. His girlfriend was the … Continue reading Thorns and vines

To all the men I’ve loved

June 16, 2013January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

I sent out four Father’s Day cards this weekend, to four different men, for four different reasons. The first card went to my dad. Even though we’ve had our differences, had our troubles, the past 15 years or so have been great. We mended broken fences and have become not just dad and daughter, but … Continue reading To all the men I’ve loved

Hiking companion

June 15, 2013January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

The Mister and I marked our 27th anniversary Friday, so... on Saturday, when I typically head out alone on my photo hike, I invited Mister. (I really just wanted an extra set of hands to help with The Girls - Hershey and Asta.) I figured he had hung around me this long, the least I … Continue reading Hiking companion

A part of the whole

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 21 Comments

Throughout our unfathomable universe, there is no up, no down... there just Is. The curve of the earth, a slice of green among the cold, lifeless rocks circling the same sun, knows no orienting aspect. Held to the surface by the sheer force of gravity, spinning 1,000 miles per hour, we stand perpendicular to our … Continue reading A part of the whole

Practice makes perfect

June 14, 2013January 17, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

True love is hard work Twenty-seven years practice Almost got it right *The Mister and I are celebrating our 27th anniversary today. Our union may not be perfect, but we sure are having fun working on it.