Surrender to yourself.

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evening sky from our place
full moon from our place

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  • the latest adventure

    I am sitting in our apartment with my morning coffee watching the weather come in. It was very warm over night and we still have winter bedding in use, which means I was too hot and didn’t sleep well. We had a couple of warm spring days and I’m not…

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  • the luck of it…

    It was unusually cold here in Alice this July, the coldest on record. Having mentioned the low temps and heavy frost to a few people…

  • No. You can’t have that.

    No. You can’t have that.

    Last night was hellish. It was preceded by a few difficult weeks and a few more are yet ahead. Keeping the lid on one’s life…

  • what can go wrong…

    NOTE: I was putting finishing touches on this piece when Russia invaded Ukraine. It is not my intention to ignore the state of world affairs.…

  • my summer of wintering…

    For many years I have tried to reframe my feelings of the months that I grew up experiencing as winter. I’ve heard other people who…

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● About Me

I’m Ardys, the creator and author behind this blog. I’ve found great joy in the unexpected and tiny things in life, as well as some big ones…and in between is where I’ve learned my lessons. I like to write, take photos and paint and I hope it resonates with you.