memories

Emptying

By: redtentwomen June 21, 2023April 16, 2023

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationships, The HomeDownsizing, Marcia Thomas, memories, Moving, Remembering, Wednesday in the Weeds3 Comments

Downsizing. The word sounds sad…and old. I am like a hermit crab, looking for a new shell, but not a larger one—a smaller one, to fit my smaller life. Purging. I roam around my big house, tossing overboard the flotsam and jetsam of my previous life.

Color Memory

By: redtentwomen February 22, 2021February 13, 2021

Femininity, Monthly Themes, relationshipsColor Memory, Finding your voice, Inspiration, Inspiring Teachers, memories, red tent women, Susan Tucker4 Comments

I woke this morning to a fresh snowfall. As I looked upon our crystalline backyard, I observed how the white blanket seemed to hush the noise of the nearby interstate, silence the song of the finches, and dampen my own spirit. The snow stirred my color memory, taking me back to a long-past yet still-tender…

Cultivating Space

By: redtentwomen January 2, 2020January 1, 2020

Day to Day, Monthly ThemesBecky Allender, Creating Space, De-Clutter, memories14 Comments

My husband says to our children, “If I disappear, look for me in a Goodwill store!” His fear stems from the reality that I have been emptying our home of a lifetime of purchases since 2006. I take great pleasure in getting rid of things we don’t need. I still need Dan, so he is safe.

Beholding Each Sacred Image

By: redtentwomen April 11, 2019June 5, 2019

Day to Day, Monthly ThemesChildhood, Faith, I Am From Poem, I Am From Project, Identity, imagery, memories, Poetry, Rachel Blackston, self, vintage1 Comment

Last year, one of my clients shared an “I Am From” poem during our session. I was stunned. She invited me into a rich tapestry of precise images, many that I could taste and smell. With each image, I was brought deeper into the soil of where she’s been planted. “I Am From” poems were…

Timing Is Everything

By: redtentwomen November 19, 2018November 18, 2018

Day to Day, relationships, TravelAging, Being a grandmother, Family, Grandchildren, memories, Pat Sloan, Stroke Survivor, Travel, Trip of a Lifetime, World War 26 Comments

I had never been to Europe, more specifically London or Paris. I had come to love both cities through favorite films and books: visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral with Mary Poppins and the bird lady, visiting Westminster Abbey as I watched royal weddings on TV, and traveling to the Eiffel Tower with my favorite characters in…

The Art of Dwelling on the Past

By: redtentwomen September 25, 2017September 19, 2017

Day to DayAsheville North Carolina, Going Home, John Koenig, Libby Kurz, Mark Nepo, memories, Revisiting the Past5 Comments

There’s a stretch of Interstate 26, just south of Asheville, NC, when you can feel the car kick into a higher gear as you start the incline up the mountains. The air smells of moss and mold and the sky drops down to surround you.