by Jule Kucera | Jan 5, 2025 | Blog
My orchid is at it again. Not the one that dropped its petals last time, the other one. I was sitting in my big chair (where I’m sitting now) when I noticed wrinkly petals on the smaller orchid’s only stalk. I bent toward the plant and saw bright green new bud tips...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 15, 2024 | Blog
Seeing how ‘TROULE’ de-fanged ‘TROUBLE,’ I’m experimenting with another word. I believe I have SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, because when the sun becomes rare and the days get cold, I feel chilly and watery. Sure I have one of those...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 8, 2024 | Blog
I must not be ready to stop thinking about Toronto and the Eras Tour. There are memories in my mind and on my wrist. One of my favorite friendship bracelets has a typo: “TROULE.” Yes, it should be “TROUBLE.” But maybe not. Without the...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
This isn’t about how meditation is good for our mental health, although I could use a little more mental health right now. It’s about how a specific walking meditation can make you a better writer. Doing this meditation made me more observant and more specific with my...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 1, 2024 | Blog
I wish I hadn’t grown up in a house where, as my mother said a couple of years ago, “I guess you kids were just scared all the time.” But if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have the empathy I have. I wish I hadn’t married my first husband (who treated me the way my father...
