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]
animal magic
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]
thank you
A week after Henry died, Daisy and I ventured down to the river for a morning walk. We had stayed away until then because it was the last place we had all been together on his last day in Providence and I couldn’t bear to stop and sit on our favorite spot in the grass… [Read More]