Tag: family
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when guests become family
Today, I let myself be vulnerable about this separation in a way that I knew was coming, but that I was dreading. For the first time, today I told a returning guest that Jeremy and I have separated. She’s stayed with me only once before, but I talk to her on the phone almost monthly…
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living the dream – believing in benezette
I “moved” full time to our camper in Benezette in early January 2021. (A family member was living in our house in Carlisle, so when I say move, understand I packed some clothes and some stuff I loved, but left our home still mostly intact.) The Willow was my focus for the first quarter since…
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today, i hate all of it
Today I am filled with a deep seated rage that I only seem to be able to let out in tears. I feel the pent up emotion in how my extremities shake when I try to stand or even just take a sip of my coffee. Yesterday I tackled the maintenance of the back yard…
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igniting the dream – benezette beginnings
2020 was a year of change. For many, it was COVID-driven, and I was no exception – the business I worked for was essential, so we never shut down, I was a leader, so I couldn’t lead from home. I saw the sadness, the unknown, the holy shit, as my teams worked through the same…
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the trouble with ice cream
There are 3 places to get ice cream in the small 107 square miles that make up Benezette. You’ve got those cute little premade sundae cups like from school or the public pool (and pints and half gallons, but I don’t need THAT much ice cream) at the Elk Crossing 555 General Store, Perry’s ice…
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the reckoning
Wait. That’s not my phone number. My husband had ‘disappeared’ again. He’s done this off and on for the more than 25 years I’ve known him, but more frequently since his sister died in 2023. I hadn’t been too concerned really. I knew he was dealing with some sad stuff – I let him have…
Building Benezette 