My last post was in January 2022.

That means, my number-crunching friends, that in one month, it will have been two years since I last posted on this blog.

TWO YEARS?!

That time has slid by like it was nothing and yet, it has been forever. How on earth do we actually measure time? It is elastic, static, both here and there, now and then;  a fleeting vapor and simultaneously frozen in the amber of our memories. Very Schrödingers cat.

The impetus for my return is actually a little embarrassing. However, if I’m going to write about an ‘authentic life’ (whatever the hell that means) honesty must be maintained.

So, the biggest reason is based on my Mennonite heritage (and for anyone that knows me, you knew that was inevitable).

Politely stated, one could say that Mennonites are frugal. Others might call them cheap. Whichever angle you take on the matter, I grew up learning how to stretch things, add water to the soup, etc. The thing is, I am paying for this domain name and the hosting and the security and all the other attendant costs to keep this up. That, dear readers, is like paying for an all-you-can-eat buffet and nursing a glass of water.

People, I am not getting good value. Bang for the buck as it were.

Somehow I have managed to push this nagging guilt away and just kept paying the costs but I can stand it no longer. I’m going to get my monies worth out of this thing. It’s either use it or, well, you know…

The tricky bit is learning how to make all this happen again. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how to get some new images to load so I’m using ones that have shown up previously.

But hey, it’s been so long that I’m sure you won’t remember them.

I am also contemplating the idea of making this more about my current obsession with making art than about writing but who knows, now that the spell has been broken…anything could happen.

My plan is to start small with this little introductory post and keep learning and relearning as I go…learning is a good enough reason right there.

It’s the old gal and new tricks thing.

Good value (see above) is another good reason.

Whether you, dear reader, feel it is good value is a wholly different kettle of fish…or something.

Until next time, I will leave you with another random photo.