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More than a dog walk

After my dog Asha wiggled her way into several posts, I realized that these reflections, insights and observations wanted their own story space.

And so I created a separate blog that’s also a podcast.

You can read and listen to more stories over at Walks with Asha.

An announcement and an invitation

An announcement and an invitation

Two years after I gave Whimsy & Tea room to tell me what it wanted, it let me know it ...
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Asha immerses herself in a puddle

Coming when called

One spring morning when Asha was about six months old, we walked up what my friend Lynn calls Butt Hill ...
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Unexpected purple delight

Unexpected purple delight

On our morning walk Asha runs down to a stream and I search for a stick to throw her. Instead ...
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The way becomes clear

The way becomes clear

This morning Asha and I walked to the bridge over gentle waters. It was sunny and a pleasant 28°. No ...
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Asha meets a turtle crossing the road

Approach, retreat, bark

One overcast morning I was walking along a trail deep in thought – perhaps about how snow pants make such ...
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bridge over gentle waters

Bridge over gentle waters

On one of my let’s-see-where-this-trail-goes walks with Asha, we rounded a bend and came to a clearing of sorts with ...
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Asha looking at the beaver pond

Geese and indigo: Thoughts on wonder

I wonder where the geese went, I say to my puppy Asha who is also staring out at the beaver ...
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Asha turns threads into a chew toy

Whimsy & Tea appoints new CHO

One morning during a late-winter thaw my puppy Asha and I head up the dirt road, past the small cemetery ...
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Codi with a branch

And here I thought I was simply walking the dogs

Most mornings for the better part of 16 years, I’d get up and go for a walk with my yellow ...
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Of robots and dog walks

In my recent college alum magazine, there’s an article about an alumnus who has been developing robots for security purposes ...
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More writing: Shining a light on the ordinary that’s not so ordinary

circle of beech leaves and flowers on a mossy rock

Although the store is closed, the philosophical heartbeat of Whimsy & Tea – shining a light on the ordinary that’s not so ordinary – is now expressed more fully and a little bit differently in stories and notes at WalksWithAsha.com.

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  • ABOUT MARILYN
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    • Meet Marilyn
    • In the media
    • Environmental stewardship
  • HANDWOVEN GOODS
    ▼
    • Kitchen towels
    • Table napkins
    • About colorgrown cotton
    • Laundering
    • A word about color
    • My guarantee
  • EVENTS
  • BLOG
    ▼
    • Making cloth
    • Thoughts on beauty
    • Life’s lessons at the loom
    • More than a dog walk
    • Customer stories
    • Recent posts
  • CONTACT
  • ONLINE STORE