The story continued from where it left off here two years ago, of course; the storyteller just lost her muse, then her voice, and then too much time passed and she lost the writing habit. It happens. Facebook made it easy to post pictures and quick updates for friends and family, and the longer thoughts and observations suited for blog posts fell by the wayside. Wow, two years. That’s a long time not to write.
Getting back to the story gets harder the longer you go without writing anything, it’s tough to know where or how to start – do I just jump back in or play catch up? I guess if I’d lapsed a couple of months, I could do a quick synopsis and move on. But two years? If I tried to capture even a quick screenshot of all that’s happened since December 2013 I’d never get past the edit screen, which is why it’s taken this long to return. So we’ll just step back in the road and start walking, and I’ll backfill any big holes as necessary to keep moving forward.
Whew. There it is, I’ve done it, I’m back.
Tomorrow is Boxing Day. It is supposed to rain some more, with record-high temps here – 74 degrees. The solitary bat hunting mosquitoes at sundown tonight got me thinking there might be some hungry fish in the pond, brought to the surface by the unseasonable warmth. I missed a lot of good fishing days this Fall, I might take a break from chores and chill out for a few minutes with a pole and a bucket tomorrow, see what hits the hook. My freezer needs some fish.
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Hallelujah! She’s back! I know exactly what you mean. Facebook is too distracting for me, but necessary for a few groups that I want to keep track of. Losing the muse is the worst, Instagram has helped me keep some posting mojo going, but it’s shorthand, and while useful in an instant, long hand blogging has a place. If nothing else, I feel the need to document what is going on on this land in this period of time. Sometimes it feels boring and rote, but I think sometime someone may find what we write is important.
So glad you’re back! I missed your writing 🙂
Thanks for sticking around, moh – I knew you would understand better than most. It’s a busy life and I just didn’t have enough discipline to keep the blog going, hopefully now I do. Journalizing this adventure is the main thing, sharing and learning across the distance is wicked cool, and a friendly ear is always a good thing! It’s good to be back.
You’re right…it happens and sometimes it takes a while to get back up. Trust me, how well I know this. Happy Boxing Day, Merry Christmas and a blessed Thanksgiving to you and yours.
The weather here is warm and raining with high winds that have ripped the gutters off my house. Blast! I’ve decided to spend the winter home bound, at the sewing machine, spinning wheel, quilting rack and watching DVD’s.
Welcome back.