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52 Weeks on a Farm

A Little About the Farm

And how I came to be here

Dec 20, 2024

A field of sunflowers seen from afar, with green hills and blue sky in the background

Dec 20, 2024

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The Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage in Short Trips

Undertaking the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage

Some thoughts on preparing and being a responsible visitor (plus links to people who know more than me!)

Dec 14, 2024

A five story temple against a blue sky with green and yellow trees in the foreground

Dec 14, 2024

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Chronically Ridiculous

25 Years of Endometriosis

With a hysterectomy on the horizon, I wonder what my past can teach me

Mar 12

A dusk or dawn horizon over water with reeds, reflected in a sphere held by a gloved hand

Mar 12

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

The Doomsday Clock Has Been Set for 2025: 89 Seconds to Midnight

I believe we can build a better world, but hope is hard to hold on to some days.

Jan 29

The Doomsday Clock Has Been Set for 2025: 89 Seconds to Midnight

Jan 29

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The Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage in Short Trips

Negoroji Temple (82) and Kozaiji Temple (Bekkaku Temple 19)

Starting and ending at Kinashi Station on the Yosan Line out of Takamatsu

Jan 29

A photo of a wooden trail marker against a background of blue sky and a green hillside

Jan 29

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52 Weeks on a Farm

52 Weeks on a Farm: Week 4 2025

Week 4, can that be right? I can’t be behind less than a month into the year, can I?

Jan 27

A photo of a flowering mustard family plant with green and purple leaves, mulched with rice hulls

Jan 27

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52 Weeks on a Farm: Week 3 2025

The third week of January already; where is the time going? I have a lot of fence line to clear before spring starts!

Jan 25

52 Weeks on a Farm: Week 3 2025

Jan 25

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52 Weeks on a Farm

52 Weeks on a Farm: Week 2 2025

The cold weather continues and the planning season begins.

Jan 15

A photo of deep blue sky with trees and bamboo in the foreground

Jan 15

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52 Weeks on a Farm: Week 1 2025

Starting off by catching up on a few things and making some goals

Jan 11

A set of stone steps rise next to a small river with larger rocks on the other side

Jan 11

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Resolved: To Put Myself Back at the Center of my Life

The resolutions of an empty nest parent in a midlife crisis

Jan 5

Resolved: To Put Myself Back at the Center of my Life

Jan 5

SJ Spencer

SJ Spencer

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Hi! I’m just out here navigating the wilds of midlife as the world around does alarming things. Writing things down helps me make sense of them.

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