A Night Well Spent Photo by Andrea Music on Unsplash Say I told you that I spent a good, no, a great, part of my life in numbness training. Men thought me emotionally stable because I wanted nothing, asked for nothing, accepted even less. Women thought me a threat because men thought me well. I…

Un-Shiva-ing My brother phoned me on June 13th, 2025. I was driving my oldest son to his weekly PT. I probably wore leggings and a soft tee. Maybe a loose sundress. I should tell you, my brother rarely calls. When I say "rarely," I mean, like once or twice a year. I should also tell you that my…

Morning

Soaking in this sweet-baby-love moments. #grandbaby #loveislove #love #sweetmoments

I've had the privilege of teaching for the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for almost a decade. Yesterday, teaching here, filled me, reminding me of our critical roles--one heart to another--to love, to include, to help where we can.

...some art for your heart... #dragonfly #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist

Hanging some lavender bundles to dry. If you'd like me to ship your way...dm me. Intoxicating. #lavender #backyardgardening #backyardgardener #healingjourney

I hope you'll pause and read my blog - the little journey of Zach's recent heart surgery.

A little art for your heart. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist

First Orchid I've bloomed. Thanks to my friend, Thelma. I consider myself a fairly decent green thumb, but never had the ability to figure orchids out. Here. I'm a bit giddy. #orchids #orchidlovers #flowers

Grandbaby love. There is nothing, I mean nothing, like this sweet fill-up. #grandbaby #bubbe #family #lovewins

Breakfast. Sage and Basil and Cilantro and Parsley from the garden! Two fresh eggs from my dairyman delivered every Friday am. Crunchy rosemary/parmesan toast. Pause. Eat well. Chew slow. Take in what the body needs whenever you can. #breakfast #breakfastideas #selfcare #healingjourney

Live in layers. Bloom no matter. Grow heavy with color and love and sweet nectar. When you can, be like a peony. #flowers #peony #peonies #backyardgarden

This is how we break through. #poppies #backyard #flowers #survivor

From my front door. So I send you a cream rose bud, with a flush on her petal tips, for the love that is purest and sweetest, holds a kiss of desire on its lips. Image: Cream rose with fuchsia edges, May 2025. #roses #rosebush

Some art for your heart. Medium: Watercolor on watercolor paper. R. Evans, 2025 #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #watercolorart #cat

Seeds The small, slow steps work. Every time. This is true of difficult decisions. True of preparing a gorgeous meal. True of creating beautiful art. The fastest track might yield "results," but rarely offers a deep sense of fulfillment. For the last three years, I've suffered a variety of medical…

Nope. I am not the story you made of me. Tee courtesy of Domi and The Corporeal team.

Keep asking questions. #immigration #immigrationpolicy @idaho50501.bsky.social #equality

If you're attending #awp2025 in a couple of weeks, I hope you'll check out my publisher, Moon Tide Press, buy some books, come to our reading, and fill your inspiration cup up. #writingcommunity #LiteraryEvent #booksigning

Check this out...artist, Janet Wallace, using art as a response to current events. This clip, "Covering Art," is inspiring, powerful, necessary. youtu.be/-0DrxXQUVBo?... #visualart #artists #makeadifferencetoday

Beyond thrilled to be part of this beautiful book launch for the fierce and lovely, CMarie Fuhrman. Her book, Salmon Weather, is in the world! As a community, she's invited us to gather, share words and celebrate with her. A true book birthday party. #WritingCommunity #booklaunch #poetry

“Everyone is welcome” is not allowed in Idaho schools. Are you kidding me??? Yup. Idaho. #acceptance #lovewins #love

For me, fighting fascism has nothing to do with thinking I’ll win. I don’t fight because there’s an inevitable outcome, I fight because I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t do something.

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

#selfcare #StayHealthy #health

In this breathing series, the goal is to extend the exhale, elongate the release, allowing more tension to drift away. Breathe in for 4 Exhale for 8 Two more times Tighten every muscle in the body for 4 Release for 8 Two more times Last time – as you release, envision your heart expanding

This is punching up!

Uhm... I know, I know, Trump said he would not be touching the VA, the Veterans, Medicaid, etc.... But..the VA pharmacy is now out of stock on certain CRITICAL medications. A first for me in the last 16 years. #health #veterans #VeteranCare @vetsat.bsky.social

It is time...Love & Light rise and rise and rise. Where you can, be Love. When you can, bring Light. #shabbatshalom #loveislove #RiseUp

It seems it’s all women. Maine’s female governor went after Dipshit today at the governors meeting. I said the same thing tonight, it’s all women, AOC, Jasmine, Warren, James etc. & men are cowering or quietly protesting. Every female governor, congresswoman, state AG needs to come out swinging.

I'm upstairs. The pups are with me. Without a prompt, they begin to bark. After an hour, I go downstairs for a cup of coffee. I pour my coffee then turn, on the floor in front of my oven, a pile of black chip-like shapes. Then I see the oven door. Shattered. Did we experience a sonic boom?

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

"How is it possible that so many people in power seem to have such stunted imaginations, so little curiosity for how to build this world to include more of us? I find this particularly repugnant when imagination and curiosity are some of the most defining traits of the very groups at risk."

NOTICE: You might need to re-register your pets. Sending Love. Sending fluffy cuddles. Image cir. 2022, Amelia, Penny, the Poet #microchip #pets #puppies

With the price of eggs right now, here's a bit of "egg advice" for those who bake. I hope it helps. #eggs #eggprices #baking

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.” Recipient of two bronze stars and a Chief Justice Roberts clerk.

Kremlins the movie.

Uhm, it happens. You might need to ask Charlie's mamma...@Hana Evans, a girl after my own heart. Love. Love. Then Love more. #family #valentinesday #loveyou

So for V-Day I made a little breakfast for my sons. Cinnamon rolls, choc covered strawberries (okay, I BOUGHT those bad boys), and almost-heart-shaped pancakes (not pictured). Be Love. Be Light. #valentinesday #loveyou #loveislove

I'm in a place of quiet humility with this thoughtful review from Mia Grace Davis for the Sundress Reads Series. To have someone sit with your work (your heart) and note your moves, your craft, your decisions means so much. @sundresspub.bsky.social

Don’t look away from the needless death being inflicted around the world by the Trump/Musk shutdown of USAID. Even if the federal courts ultimately save the agency, thousands of people will have died in the meantime. Because of a billionaire’s spite, sadism, and paranoia. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Just awful: One of the inspector generals that Trump fired was examining Elon Musk's failures to meet reporting protocol designed to safeguard national security as a major recipient of Pentagon contracts. It's time to follow up on that. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1913...

1/My statement on learning through news reports that my #securityclearance has just been revoked.

This was one of the more edifying (and entertaining) conversations I’ve listened to in a long while. If you want to understand Musk’s radicalization and what he wants to do.

Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)

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a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

I don't know any headline is bad enough to break the fever, but Elon Musk's Ketamine Dealer Is Gutting the Department of Education might do the trick