Happy August Everyone! This has been another busy month for us, and I can’t believe we’re about to welcome September and the back to school season in just a few short days. Something quite remarkable happened during the month of August, but before I talk about that I thought I’d give an update on some other happenings.

Happy end of July all! I started working on my July blog earlier today, only to realize that my June blog is absent. I am not quite sure what happened, so will go back and post a few June updates in its place. And July? Suffice it to say that July has been one of the quietest months I have had in a long time. I’ve spent it rearranging most of the house and reconnecting with writing projects that I’ve had underway for many years, but not had the time and space to work on them.

May was one of the busier months I’ve had in a long, long while. It’s always a busy month because it’s a birthday month for my daughters, Ione and Vivian, but this month was also the end of my Kanyen’kéha immersion program. I still can’t quite believe it’s over, and since it officially ended on May 15, it’s been somewhat disorienting finding my way to new routines in the aftermath of it. Writing. Art. More Kanyen’kéha. These are just some of the things I hope to turn my attention to in the year ahead, alongside teaching and research.