Director of Stewardship of the Land Trust for Tennessee This is the type of career I imagined for myself when I was in college. A title aligned with my degrees and passions, a full time job that would make me feel like I’d be making an impact in conservation.    That’s what I thought I would … Continue reading A Moment In Between →

How do you nurture the garden of hope in your soul? Dancing in a Sunflower field ... Photography by Annelise Janine Photo

I recently shared some pictures my sister-in-law took while I was cooking a special dinner for Mother's Day, and people have been asking for the recipe. I made my favorite vegetarian dish - Mediterranean Chickpea Bowls - super colorful, flavorful and healthy. It's a long, extensive recipe that keeps you busy for an hour and … Continue reading My Favorite Recipe →

Just going to put it out there... I doubt myself a lot. I'm trying to stop that. I didn't even know how bad my self-doubt was until I started being in charge of moving a giant, highly intuitive, sensitive animal around. I've had to pull confidence out of a deep well within me. But I … Continue reading Forgetting Myself →

It's been a while - Winter has finally past and I'm looking forward to another Spring full of planting and growing seeds. It's been a rough past few months for me in some ways, I kind of let myself go into the dark, really giving in to the darkness of Winter. But also embracing the … Continue reading Start Something Somewhere Somehow →

Yesterday we officially planted the first seeds into the garden bed. It'll be full of Sunflowers and Zinnias soon! I also planted Yellow and Purple Lantana, and we'll probably be planting more flowers and herbs later. I still have many seeds left, and there are definitely a few more projects to work on in the … Continue reading Planting Seeds →

One more ice storm came through Memphis a few weeks ago, everything was frozen for 2 days and lots of damage from fallen trees caused widespread power outages. Luckily my house never lost power, and I was able to enjoy the ice for its beauty. A similar ice storm happened last year around the same … Continue reading Melting Ice →

I'm glad we live in a world that has music and dance. I've collected a lot of music over the years. I came across this video from one of my playlists the other day and loved re-listening to it. I want to be one of these girls... dancing in the water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CEnSTruBBg Don't we all … Continue reading Ancient Music →

Painting, reading, writing, singing, walking, and working - that's what I've been up to. It's been a while! The New Year was very low-key for me, I did nothing except cook a delicious dinner. I went into it so slowly, it didn't feel like much of a shift this time but here we are, it's … Continue reading Moving Through Winter →