dreams and schemes for 2019
“I want to sing like the birds do, not worrying who hears or what they think.”Rumi Happy twenty nineteen! I hope your celebration was absolutely spiffing. Here in California, the New Year seems to have brought the rainstorms with it. We had a cold clear...
In Pursuit of a Simple Season
As I write this, I am sitting on a plane that is hurtling me westward, across the surface of the Atlantic ocean. Plane rides are long and discomforting things, but as they go, this time isn’t so bad. All around me are other students my age, who are journaling or...
Chocolate Java Ice Cream | Recipe
Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. For example, suffering three-digit California temperatures necessitates ice cream. On a particularly miserable day this week, I returned home from my lunch shift at the restaurant to find my mom in the kitchen. Her hair was...
A Few Summer Favorites
“People forget years and remember moments.” – Ann Beattie Good morning! I’m writing this from my back porch, where my mom and I just finished having coffee and talking about all the late happenings of life. Just before we finished, a bird fluttered...
My Journey to Simple Living | Part Two
“It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.” — J.R.R. Tolkien If your idea of “minimalism” summons up images of hospital white walls, two hundred square foot apartments, stark black and white photographs, and ridding yourself of all physical possessions...Welcome!
Hey there! I’m Olivia Grace, and this is my online journal of all things creative and beautiful.
