CHOOKOOLOONKS

this thankful week

on gratitude, family & sabbaticals

how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 24, 2025

the communal compassion of aspens

and bamboo. and fungus. and why we should take a note.

random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 17, 2025

a reminder in the desert

and a lesson while losing my breath

random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 10, 2025

how lucky

thoughts on diversity

random thoughts, placesKaren WalrondNovember 3, 2025

stop.

take a minute.

big plans, how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 27, 2025

a new york minute

or, beauty’s where you find it

how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 20, 2025

winding down

questions to begin asking for the coming year

how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 13, 2025

an argument for halloweens of yore

a somewhat uncharacteristic rant

family, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 6, 2025

when a hobby is more than a hobby

your passions create civilizations

how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 29, 2025

a celebration & a new era

it begins!

friendsKaren WalrondSeptember 22, 2025

not long now!

the celebration of In Defense of Dabbling begins!

big plansKaren WalrondSeptember 15, 2025

call of home

marcus’s home county of cornwall

familyKaren WalrondSeptember 8, 2025

the geography of who we are

place influencing person.

random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 1, 2025

disconnection & connection

a lesson from a man “down the pub.”

random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 25, 2025

silent power

In the words of my grandfather

random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 18, 2025

bruce lee’s definite chief aim

and how to create your own

journaling promptKaren WalrondAugust 11, 2025