Author: Moni

  • “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” — Marilyn…

  • One Sentence for Each Year of My Life

    This is a very long list. Because I’m old. 1969: I’m still considered a child of the sixties, right? 1970: I’m not the youngest anymore. Damn. 1971: I can yell louder than the baby. 1972: Fuck this middle child shit. 1973: Musical Kindergarten! 1974: Real Kindergarten and the Spokane World’s Fair! 1975: Chicken Pox during…

  • In Bloom

    I am on vacation and plan to get outside as much as possible. Yesterday Raf and I went hiking, again, up on the Timberline Trail. This time we did not run into snow. Instead we ran into the most breathtaking wildflowers you will ever see. Seriously. absolutely breathtaking. The blooming lupines create a carpet of…

  • These pretty flowers were shot up at Timberline Lodge a few weeks ago. We tried to hike to Zig Zag Canyon but ran into snow. I decided to try hiking in my Vibrams again and had lots of fun in them and was able to cross some of the snow fields but eventually they became…

  • Photography Friday: Brewgrass

    Sandy is a great place to live all year round but it is especially fun in the summer. There is lots to do and the city does a great job to make it all happen. Shakespeare in the park, movies, concerts, all of it free! And the Mountain Festival. We can’t forget that. Unfortunately, I…