Matt Maloney and I married in a spectacularly sunny ceremony at the Red Reflet Ranch in Ten Sleep, Wyoming on September 14, 2019. We had an unprogrammed Quaker-style ceremony, meaning there was no officiant. Quakers believe that no one person is more divine than any other; they believe that all people have God or divinity …
Tag: Wyoming
New Poem: “American Bison”
Hello, everyone! Long time no see. It's been a little crazy here starting a new semester and a new job, but I promise I've been up to things. The lovely online poetry mag Muse /A Journal just came out with their gorgeous fifth issue, and my poem "American Bison" (hmmm, wonder what it could be about?) …
So You’re Planning a Roadtrip
Though it's easy to make traveling purely about the destination (because we get excited about new places!), if you have the time to commit to a roadtrip, it's an ideal way to refocus your travel around the act of traveling itself- that is, the journey. The way roads wind through landscapes, the roadside vegetation, the climate, …
Ode to Snow
Winter is a time for contemplation. Everything takes a little longer to do. Food must be warmed, layers must be compiled and worn, windshields and sidewalks must be scraped and shoveled of ice and snow. Whether you are in the midst of knee-deep snow yourself or whether you only dream of it, I invite you …
Rest & Relaxation + Nature
I love it when people visit us in Laramie, Wyoming. I love to show them our little house (on the prairie? almost), our fun frontier town, the mountains that surround us, the stark and undeniable beauty of the West. Most of my family came to visit me this summer after a long roadtrip or flight/s. …
Horsepersonship
Matt and I recently completed a Horsemanship Level 1 course through the University of Wyoming's Outdoor Program. When I first suggested signing up back in January, Matt replied that the correct, gender-neutral terminology for the course title really should be "horse-person-ship," which I do not dispute. The course included six Sunday afternoons, March-May, for three …
Valentine’s Day Excursion
On some winter days in Laramie, you just feel like this: So that's why I take advantage of the warmer winter days we are given. On Valentine's Day this year, Matt had to be in Colorado for a portion of the avalanche safety course he was taking through the University of Wyoming, so I defiantly …
Christmas Preparations
It's been unseasonably warm for December here in Wyoming. We were almost afraid there wouldn't be any snow to speak of in the mountains when the Snowy Range Ski Area opened. Matt and I went up to the Snowies the weekend before last to get our Christmas tree, just like last year. We stopped by …
There Are Still Leaves!
Dear reader, I admit to taking a month-long hiatus from this blog, in case you hadn't noticed. So, Things That Have Happened: We've been in Wyoming for over a year now, which is hard to believe. (We've survived!!) My car was inoperable for over a month, Abe got diagnosed with hypothyroidism, Matt's back in school, I'm …
Summertime
I much prefer Laramie this time of year. All the flowers bloom at once as the season is so short; the zinnias I planted out front have been at it for almost a month. I can leave all the windows open at home, day and night. Train brakes and whistles, like a chorus of upset …
