Sometimes, all you can do is begin again.

It had been a few weeks since my last session of blackberry clearing. They were lovely weeks. My daughter was home from college for a quick visit. We got to share Christmas and New Year’s with her.  She’s already back at school. Her Winter Quarter courses start tomorrow.

But I woke up this morning with a fear that I was on the verge of losing my Blackberry Project momentum , like it was something that I used to do, not something that was part of my day-to-day anymore. I’m not sure how that happened. Yes, it was the holidays. Also, there were a few rainy days in there. But mostly, I think I just got out of the habit. I conveniently forgot that my intention was to do a few 20 minute clearing sessions a week and to film and share at least one of them.  There was baking to do and gifts to wrap, a tree to decorate. No time for the berries. Continue Reading…