Do you know that Van Morrison song, "Days Like This"? I've had a little run of moments lately that have reminded me of life's grace and gifts. I woke up Sunday morning to 5 hot air balloons right over my house! I ran out with my camera, pj's flying and stood in wonder at their bright … Continue Reading
It seems like everywhere I look everybody's suggesting Summer Reading. And while some of the books look good, I can't help but wonder if it's just PR department spin to sell books. Can they really be as good as the dust jacket suggests? So I thought I'd tell you about several stories that have captured … Continue Reading
Happy Summer Solstice! It seems as if the sun and it's radiance is showing up everywhere! After such a long winter I welcome each and every morning I can take my tea out to the garden and just breath in the luscious scents of summer! I am feeling the creative flow of this wonderful time … Continue Reading
I find this woman fascinating. Fearless. Original. What I want to grow up to be. I think if I could hit the big rewind button and step into another's shoes, this might be a life to try on. She's a true inspiration.
SPRING! is showing it's early face around these parts and I really couldn't be happier. These buds on the aspen trees, against the bluest sky we've had in a very long time, made my breath deeper and my heart open. I know I've griped about the weather here and in my journal. I've tried … Continue Reading
I'm dreaming of farmer's markets and spring green salads – thinking of nourishing myself and my family through what seems to be the longest winter on record. We've had snow on the ground since October and nary a green sprig in sight. I made this little collage painting for my chef friend Deb. She has … Continue Reading
A different kind of field trip this Friday morning. Some photos from a morning walk on my favorite beach in Port Townsend. Small gestures, little poems of random placments of beach debris, the perfection of a curve… …so lovely and perfect… …little paintings in the sand… …that could all be translated onto … Continue Reading
There was a lot of great work coming out of the PLAY weekend. In fact at times it was all I could do to keep my fanny in my seat for all the juicy goodness going on around me. I just wanted to jump up and cruise around the room looking at everybody else's wonderful … Continue Reading
I know I've been away from Blog Land for a while…and here's why. My little guy, getting rather big now, has been working all fall on completing his course work for his Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do. The big day was Saturday, and four years of hard work and sustained attention and devotion, culminated … Continue Reading
I'm up very early this morning getting ready to take my daughter to NYC to look at colleges. Which I really don't understand because she was six the first time we took her there and that was about 10 minutes ago! I found this lovely and inspiring video, from one my favorite big thinkers, this … Continue Reading