Tag Archives: grief

Dancing in the Dirt That Feeds Us

Posted on May 17, 2020 by clubfredbaja

Rain is coming soon. I’m in the garden, rushing to fertilize, seed, re-pot, plant and organize before Saturday, when the skies will darken and burst. My six broccoli starts are getting “leggy”–a term I’d only associated with a particular brand … Continue reading →

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Broken

Posted on October 29, 2017 by clubfredbaja

Packing up has begun over here at the Coconut Chronicles. Slowly, I am organizing posts and putting them into boxes. I seal them with tape and mark in black felt pen “Bahamas”, “Florida”, “Ucluelet”, “Baja”, and so on. There are … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Over It…and That’s Okay

Posted on August 22, 2016 by clubfredbaja

Wow, has it ever been a long time since I’ve talked to you! You can blame whales and Warpworld in equal parts, as well as the occasional visit from friends. So, I was in the kitchen one morning not too … Continue reading →

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One Year Later

Posted on June 6, 2016 by clubfredbaja

I am writing this post two days early.  On June 8th, two days from now, I will remember. What that will look like or how I will react, I don’t know. What I do know is that I have the … Continue reading →

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Happy

Posted on November 30, 2015 by clubfredbaja

I had this idea for a really long blog post about how I’ve been having more and more moments of happiness lately and how I can finally feel the magic power of time starting to do its thing. I thought … Continue reading →

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Here and There

Posted on November 16, 2015 by clubfredbaja

Unlike some other adoptees, who grew up under a cloud of abandonment issues, my “rootless” status always left me with a feeling of absolute possibility.  My borders were not defined. I did not look at my parents and see my … Continue reading →

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