Marking time: Orchid Blooms, Coffee Casualties, and the Wreath Still Hanging
Boise, Idaho, USA, March 2026
Author: Caroline W. Vargason, MD PhD
EVENTS
- Mister Car Wash membership started
- Black Barre celebration at Lost Grove Brewing
- Doctor friends brunch
- Restarted Kundalini Yoga
- Networking meeting starts with spilled latte & full coffee shower
- School valentines designed + cookies baked
- Work valentine packages decorated by my daughter
- Lunar New Year potluck + pottery painting class with Far East Pottery (Year of the Fire Horse energy!)
- Barre fundraiser for women’s health at Studio Sacred
- TBBC monthly meeting
- Yearbook photography session completed via iPhone
- Book club at Hearts on Fire bookstore
- Visited the book trolley at Curbside Books
- Book club at Roast & Vine
- Asians in Boise social at Mr. Tea
WORK
- NAVA Connection Project launched
- EMR transition preparations underway (workflow mapping, infrastructure building)
FOOD
- Puffed amaranth
- Roasted chickpeas
- GF tree-nut-free break & bake cookie valentines
- Avocado + sardine seed crackers
- Low-odor kitchari (cinnamon stick + bay leaf)
- Chinese New Year baked cakes
- Red bean soup
- Smashed broccoli x2
- Zucchini muffins
- Deviled egg salad
- Avocado fried rice
PLANTS
- Second ZZ plant sprouting
- Jade plants shocked — rescue attempt unsuccessful
- First orchid flower bloomed
DECOR
- Spring/winter hybrid bedding: red flannel winter sheets unused + Mauve furry throw pillow covers
- Christmas wreath still on the front door
BIRKS
- Same rotation minus the winter boots (the snow never arrived)
- Shearling London
- Shearling lavender Boston clogs
- Buffalo Plaid Zermatt slippers for home
- Manolo Blahnik Boston for work clogs
- Kay supergrip with pink flowers for surgery center
- Preparing for spring: antique white London & mauve Tulum
BOOKS
- Number of books read: 24 (goodreads)
- Recommend: I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
Marking time, noticing what bloomed, what quietly let go, and stepping into what’s next,
Caroline
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Writing across seasons. Staying grounded. Thriving together. — c.w.frosting writes
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