Author: misrakaja

  • Anxiety

    I am so full of anxiety right now. I can feel nervous every pulsating throughout my entire body. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the time of year. Yaminah’s birthday and death day are quickly approaching. I imagine what she would be doing if she were alive. She’d be 4. We’d be getting our home…

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  • The Growing Season is Dying Down. What Now for Mental Health?

    Today my therapist asked me what coping mechanisms I will use since the gardening season is coming to an end in our region. This is usually a difficult question to answer. She asked me last year and I was at a complete loss. This year my answer was tropical gardening. I will tend to my…

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  • Welcome

    I love old homes – the styles, the craftsmanship, the gardens. When I walk into a historic home I’m always intrigued with how owners and architects convey its story through subtle details. It probably comes as no surprise that I’m often ticked (maybe enraged lol) when investors/home owners buy a historic home and modernize the…

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