Abbe’s Ruminations – September 2022

Abbe’s Ruminations – September 2022

I remember at age five walking in our new neighborhood with my 6 ½ year older sister. I had the idea of knocking on the neighbors’ doors and asking if they had any kids we could play with. Nothing like announcing yourself, taking a risk, and not even knowing it....
Abbe’s Ruminations – August 2022

Abbe’s Ruminations – August 2022

Even when you step into life, chances taken aren’t always the ones you expect. The milestones in our life seem to have a plan with rules and the normal roles expected of us. I’m one for structure but I need flexibility within it. How to say yes, how to say no, on what...
Abbe’s Ruminations – July 2022

Abbe’s Ruminations – July 2022

My mother gifted me a cultured pearl necklace, one that sat just below the indention of the “V” of my neckbone. Round pearls, symmetrical, shiny with the promise of worlds that opened to my future. I accepted them with reluctance, that I hope I didn’t reveal. Pearls...
Abbe’s Ruminations – May 2022

Abbe’s Ruminations – May 2022

The saying starting from scratch, reminds me of the time I baked chocolate-chip cookies and for some reason (adding too many eggs, or baking powder) what appeared from the oven was one large cookie. I renamed the product a chocolate-chip cake and it was delicious....
Abbe’s Ruminations – April 2022

Abbe’s Ruminations – April 2022

Some experiences aren’t meant to be repeated. They exist fleetingly, absorb the mind, and are felt throughout the body. To chase after the calm or thrill is futile.  Even as I try to explain the essence, words fail me.  While on a backroad hike in the...
Abbe’s Ruminations – March 2022

Abbe’s Ruminations – March 2022

Welcome to my newsletter, Abbe’s Ruminations. I mull, contemplate, ponder – old and new experiences, finding what I call the joy and laughter of repetition or the abandonment to not knowing. Many times, in my life, I’ve lost my bearings and moved forward...
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