Ode to Cedar Waxwings by Carie Juettner Who, oh who is pooping blueupon my flagstone walk?Oh, I see, it’s all of you—a cedar waxwing flock. Descending on my yard in droves,your high-pitched song is merry,for you have found a treasure troveof ripe ligustrum berries. Your feathers fade from brown to graywith a tail that’s tippedContinue reading “Ode to Cedar Waxwings”
Author Archives: Carie Juettner
Balanced Between the Pages: My Past, Present, and Future Reading
First, let us tune in to a conversation inside my brain, already in progress… Irrational Side of My Brain: “January is slipping away and we haven’t even blogged about our 2026 reading goals yet!” Rational Side of My Brain: “It’s January 7th. Chill. Also, no one is currently sitting at their computer anxiously waiting forContinue reading “Balanced Between the Pages: My Past, Present, and Future Reading”
12 Joys of 2025
I’m grateful that 2025 gave me so many reasons to celebrate. I’m even more grateful that I’ve learned to look for celebrations everywhere—in the small, the everyday, the unexpected. Here are 12 moments that I celebrated this year. There are many more, some larger, some less noticeable. It is not a competition. These are theContinue reading “12 Joys of 2025”
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