The greening
Return of spring A kiss of softness in the breeze Buds that swell then burst The foliage a frothing verdant splendour A blanket that’s...
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here are my stories
Words are my super power. I believe the stories we tell shape our reality. When we actively participate in being the author of our story we choose the lens we see life through. This empowered perspective allows us to seek joy in the mundane, pleasure in the ordinary, excitement in the routine.
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Emmy Pickering
- Mar 13
- 8 min
The Great Plan, part 3
How It All Ends It’s January first, the dawning of a new year. As has become our tradition we celebrated New Year’s Eve with a quiet...
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Emmy Pickering
- Mar 9
- 6 min
The Great Plan pt 2
Not As It Seems It’s December 2023 and Christmas is just around the corner. Such a mild winter, our kids were bemoaning the lack of snow...
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Emmy Pickering
- Mar 7
- 5 min
The Great Plan pt 1
A Good Start I haven’t known where to start with this. I think I just kept waiting for the resolution, the grand finale. I’ve been...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jul 23, 2023
- 7 min
Sink or Swim
Where am I? That seems to always be the first thing I want to start with — I’m on my friend Jeni’s couch in her gorgeous, ultra-feminine,...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jul 8, 2023
- 5 min
Slow & Curious
It's been one week since we left our Barriefield house. Even though I had been anticipating for quite some time how it would feel to make...
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Emmy Pickering
- May 22, 2023
- 3 min
Life and Death in Everything
I sit in the faded red rocking chair, feeling the sun hot upon my skin, the slightest breeze just easing the heat. I'm grieving the...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jan 24, 2023
- 5 min
For certain
Once upon a time there was a woman who loved many different things. She was a momma and loved being home with her littles, cherishing the...
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Emmy Pickering
- Oct 16, 2022
- 8 min
The Goods
I’ve never felt particularly attached to things. Sure, if you’ve ever been in my space, you know that I like to have beautiful little...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jun 6, 2022
- 7 min
Nomads Again
The days and weeks and months are flying by. We’re closing on two months of being back in Canada which seems impossible in a way. We...
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Emmy Pickering
- May 17, 2022
- 9 min
Costa Rica Diaries, the wrap up
I travelled to Thailand alone when I was 20. It was shortly after 9/11 and the world of travel changed from being luxurious and exciting...
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Emmy Pickering
- Apr 29, 2022
- 8 min
Costa Rica Diaries 2
The beauty of the south of Costa Rica, Uvita and Ojochal specifically, was astounding. The brilliant iridescent blue Morpho butterflies,...
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Emmy Pickering
- Apr 23, 2022
- 8 min
Costa Rica Diaries 1
In May of 2019 we had just gotten back from a three month RV tour of the US and western Canada. I was 8 months pregnant with Edie and we...
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Emmy Pickering
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
Maniacally Hopeful
I walked back down the hill and watched as a huge morpho butterfly fluttered by me, its massive iridescent blue wings glinting in the...
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Emmy Pickering
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Harder Than It Looks
Fast forward nearly 6 weeks into this journey and I have yet to take that breath. That’s not entirely true, I have experienced moments of...
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Emmy Pickering
- Nov 2, 2021
- 5 min
Answering The Call
But wherever you go, there you are. Have you heard that expression? Though our geographical location has changed by some 4000 miles south...
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Emmy Pickering
- Sep 13, 2021
- 6 min
Tug of War
Imagine yourself at a game of tug of war. See yourself, which side you’re on. Feel the rope twisting around your hands, the weight of it,...
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Emmy Pickering
- Apr 28, 2021
- 6 min
It Hurts
I remember once when I got my two dollar allowance (remember two dollar bills?!) and I promptly gave it to a man begging on the street....
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Emmy Pickering
- Mar 31, 2021
- 5 min
DEAR BODY
The alternative title for this was: “How’s your nervous system? Pretty fucking fucked I’ll bet!” I just wasn’t sure if that was coming on...
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Emmy Pickering
- Feb 24, 2021
- 6 min
On Purpose
We forget that we are the only ones who can truly know our experience, the manual can’t apply to you because it wasn’t written about you....
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