i’m katie. i ride motorcycles, garden, have dogs, & write shit down (sometimes).
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Widowhood – year 3
read more →: Widowhood – year 3What a fucking year. It seems that July 4 is my new marker for a new year and a new season, so it’s my time to reflect. As is increasingly normal for…
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+70photos · 75 ·Aurora (6/10/10-6/12/26)
view all 75 photos →: Aurora (6/10/10-6/12/26)Ahhh my pretty princess Aurora. Jordan and I adopted her on NYE 2010 when she was about six months old. When we met her,…
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essay ·spain
read more →: spainIn late October 2023 I traveled to Malaga Spain for my annual Division Meetup at work. It was the last thing I’d had planned…
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essay ·krudler
read more →: krudlerA few days after Jordan passed, I adopted a new dog. I needed new energy in the house, and a reason to get out…
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books on grief
read more →: books on griefI’ve been tearing through books on mourning, grief, death, and surrounding topics. Since I’ve been reading so many (and quickly), I thought it might…
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+28photos · 33 ·rip bruiser 2007-2023
view all 33 photos →: rip bruiser 2007-2023We said goodbye to Bruiser, our nearly-sixteen-year old Australian Cattle Dog this last Thursday. He was our first dog, and king of the side-eye.…
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a summary of current events
read more →: a summary of current eventsMy husband, Jordan, has brain cancer. He’s had it for a while—at least a decade—but this time it’s not fucking around. We found the…
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essay ·road trippin part 1
read more →: road trippin part 1Jordan and I hit the road for 10ish days last month on the bikes and had just…the loveliest time. Truly an opportunity to live…
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video ·chickens
watch →: chickensWe finally did it – we got chicks! We picked up the little ladies from our neighborhood nursery – City Farmers. They had three…
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video ·315 pounds
watch →: 315 poundsI’ve been lifting weights for about 5 years now – 4 of those with the guys at Electrum Performance. In that time, I’ve come…
