by Marijke McCandless | Jan 22, 2025 | Juicy Practices Newsletter
Hello Reader! I found myself gently smiling on my hands and knees today. A small bowl of warm, soapy water and a wet and dry rag sat by my side as I scrubbed the Saltillo tiles of our rental casa in Loreto Bay. I’d just come from a writing and awareness class...
by Marijke McCandless | Jan 5, 2025 | Juicy Practices Newsletter
Hello Reader! Summer 1982. Jay and I were backpacking through Europe on a $5-a-day budget. With our Eurail pass in hand, we often took night trains to save money, sleeping in our seats or on the floors of train stations. It was an adventure of improvisation and...
by Marijke McCandless | Dec 27, 2024 | Juicy Practices Newsletter
Hello Reader! On Christmas Eve, in the remote Baja village of Agua Verde, as Jay and I returned from snorkeling, three shining faces appeared at the door of our van. A brave little girl, clutching her younger brothers’ hands, grinned at me and asked, “Candy?” I...
by Marijke McCandless | Dec 13, 2024 | Juicy Practices Newsletter
Hello Reader! Ten-month-old Alice Summer looked at me with a twinkle in her eye. “Achoo!” she said clearly. “Achoo!” I mimicked back. Summer giggled—it was her baby joke. Coughing and sneezing crack her up—not surprising since she’s been...
by Marijke McCandless | Nov 27, 2024 | Juicy Practices Newsletter
Hello Reader! When ‘Right Now’ Is All That Matters The other day, I dangled an idea in front of two-and-a-half year old June—probably about doing a craft together. “Right now?” she asked eagerly. “Can we do it right now?!” When I...
