BlogHide Resteemsmarianneaudrey (52)in journal • 4 years agoFeeling the environmentFor a long time I have known the importance of the natural world. Lately, with my dog passing away and a week at a time away from my son, I have relied on the beauty of the natural world to…marianneaudrey (52)in motivational • 4 years agomid life career changeLast year I woke up early, often times at 5am to take online courses. I had people help watch Isaac while I took tests. I got my real estate license in the fall. I went to work for a broker that did…marianneaudrey (52)in quarantine • 5 years agomania on Mother's DayMy little guy was having a bad day yesterday. He was melting down over every little thing that didn't go his way. Being two and a half and not seeing your cousins and not being able to go to the…marianneaudrey (52)in hive-161155 • 5 years agoAn Ode to a CoupleEveryday I see these two houses. They are across the street from my house. They are like old tattered friends, conversing in the great sadness of their own mythologies. Morning light on rust orange…marianneaudrey (52)in prose • 5 years agoode to the coupleEveryday I see these two houses. They are across the street from my house. They are like old tattered friends, conversing in the great sadness of their own mythologies. Morning light on rust orange…marianneaudrey (52)in journaling • 5 years agoA time for ourselvesNot much has changed with me on the homestead. I haven't posted here in quite some time. I've been enjoying wines delivered, working on a large scale operation for growing food for my community.…marianneaudrey (52)in gardening • 6 years agoTHE ETERNALI understand our bodies age and as we keep track of that thing called time it is to make sense somehow of what our lives mean, an identifier of sorts. Every spring though, the new green and the…marianneaudrey (52)in politics • 6 years agoA time to resistA time to resist The trash on the news reflects the trash in the White House, not what's beating in our chest or blaring in our minds. Nefarious types and their dividing power keep us from…marianneaudrey (52)in nature • 6 years agofall flowersAny day now, the frosts will come. It's time to put the gardens to bed and bring the lemon trees inside. I have to start stock piling wood for the wood stove, our source of heat throughout the cold…marianneaudrey (52)in health • 6 years agothe continuing strain of lifeI just put my child down to bed. He's fully clothed but not dirty so I did not put him in pajamas. Being a baby, his clothes are comfortable at almost all times. Sometimes he wears pajamas all day.…marianneaudrey (52)in revolution • 7 years agoPonderings about food and waterSo this article came up in my news feed on facebook today. It really has me thinking about food and water. We are going to need some serious systems in functioning order to overcome huge obstacles…marianneaudrey (52)in blog • 7 years agoThe bassinet and three monthsSince the birth of my son just over three months ago I cannot begin to count all the ways my life has changed. Being a parent adds so much richness to my life. I see my partner as a whole person. I…marianneaudrey (52)in poetry • 7 years agoFrom my nestThin and flat are the clouds now. A dusty lovely sky at sunset. Cold air Warm breath Bare tree branches My babe sleeps open mouthed and snoring gently while wrapped against my body. Twinkle…marianneaudrey (52)in poetry • 7 years agooncoming autumnSoft now the mornings come, cool, enveloping. Warm drinks while the sun ascends from the horizon, steam from the cup, long shadows. Like choral voices the green still sings in the vegetation...…marianneaudrey (52)in poetry • 7 years agoThe armor we wearCicadas' and crickets' songs permeate a temperate August early afternoon. A sleepy Saturday in late summer. Another stolen car has ended up stripped to nothing in the overgrowth across the…marianneaudrey (52)in food • 7 years agoSave the world with landrace grainsThat might be a somewhat sensational title but after starting research on whole grains, their nutritional value, and baking with heritage and landrace grains I have found an entire world in which I…resteemedantminer (57)in steemit • 7 years agoTwo ways to boost upvotes on your post!1# Randowhale So @randowhale is steemit account with a lot of steem power and by giving him 1 Steem or Steem dollar, he will give you upvote on one of your posts. How to use @randowhale :…marianneaudrey (52)in photography • 7 years agoThe Bay: A HaikuDozens of blue shades Mantra of the surf and sky Solace and beautymarianneaudrey (52)in profile • 7 years agoCan you see my profile picture?Hey fellow Steemians. I don't know if you can see my profile picture or not. I've used tiny pics and photobucket for url and still have not been able to see my profile pic in my own postings. I'm…resteemedkevinwong (76)in futurology • 7 years agoWhy Should You Consider Putting Your Extra Time, Effort, and Resources Into Being Part of The Collaborative Commons?Dear readers, I'm not the world's best elevator-pitch salesman who can persuade anyone into buying an idea in under 1-minute. But in this rather lengthy article, I hope to be able to provide…