Remember, Re-Meet
As we got ready for the Celebration of my Father-in-Laws life in Maine last weekend, I spent hours and hours wading through photos. I’d volunteered to create the ‘slideshow’ for the service. I gathered and curated photos from every decade of his life. And in the process ended up going through decades of photos from…
What Blooms After a Fallow Season?
It’s been six months since I began the fallow season for Sprouts. Fallow: left unsown for a time to restore fertility, or to rest so that new growth can take root. As the itch to return to writing grew, a dear friend reached out of the blue to thank me for a post from last…
All the Words
One of the joys that I have lately is that I am writing a lot. But you might not know it when you look at ejpitman.com. In a couple weeks, I will re-start my beloved Sprouts Newsletter. And I’d love to invite you to check out some of the my other word playgrounds. FollowUpFriday –…
Stop Watching
This week is a significant week for me. Two years ago on April 16, while visiting my parents in Maine, an aneurysm burst in my brain and I had a stroke. I woke up two days later in a hospital two hours away where I’d been flown. People tell me that I’m a miracle. The…
Alignment
Today I did something that I’ve wanted to do since I was a teenager. I got braces. Well, not braces. Aligners. I have a terrific smile. I love to smile and laugh and have never felt like I wanted to hide my smile. But every time I floss I struggle where my teeth are crowded.…
Season 1 of a New Adventure
We’ve been working on this podcast idea for almost three years. Our commitment is to be messy so we can figure out where the treasure is in all the messiness… much like our lives sometimes. It took us about four episodes to decide on the name for this adventure, and we have to admit, it…
