borage in my garden Last night it took a long while to clear my mind well enough to fall asleep. I am a skilled meditator and have a good practice of keeping myself grounded, but dear god— I was taken to the very edge last night as the specific horrors of what the US government… [Read More]
animal magic
ollie
ollie go-golly, the all love dog On Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 pm, I finished a phone call and came down the stairs to take Ollie for a walk. I found him collapsed against the wall, making no sound– just looking up at me in a puddle of twisted arms and legs. He had been getting… [Read More]
reflections
Gah. What the what. Fourth Saturday in March 2018, what? Where do my wonderful intentions disappear to? I’m thinking I really had no idea how long it would take for me to rest, reground and recenter. And although I am a big believer in Mary Oliver’s adage, “things take the time they take” there’s a… [Read More]
symbols, slugs + a F#*KING squirrel
Another book that I am deep into right now is Eastern Body, Western Mind. This morning I was digging into the section on the sixth chakra where we are reminded to notice any symbols recurring for us. Um, hello. Are you serious. The symbol that doesn’t seem to want to quit me is in the… [Read More]
365 days doth a year make
gooseberry island :: 29 august 2014 Dear Henry, We were talking about you today.There’s a place you never got to visit that you would’ve totally loved: Gooseberry Island. gooseberry island :: august 29 2014 It’s a straight shot south of Providence, an easy drive. Given today is the anniversary of that sad, sad awful no-good… [Read More]