Why I believe in Santa Clause I have been thinking about Santa Claus, that jolly old Christmas saint of giving. To me he is as sparkly as Christmas lights, one of the few mysteries we participate in collectively. As a young child I remember being taken to the “real” Santa who arrived in… Read more »
On Being Prepared
A playful picture from my ground of being… many years ago! Some years ago a close friend told me that in a discussion about preparing children for the world, her then twenty-year-old daughter exclaimed, “ You already haven’t prepared us enough!” It is the indictment that many of us parents fear. We… Read more »
Check out NWEI Website!
Check out NWEI Website! Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) posted one of my blogs as a guest blog last week. Check it out, along with several other interesting guest blogs! On Love and Activism From their website:
Thanksgiving Memories and Blessings
Casey and Melissa with Hosts (Angels!!) in Scotland Several years ago when my son Casey and his partner Melissa were on an extended European trip and backpacking in Scotland, our friend Norma arranged for them to stay with friends a few days to dry out and warm up. We received a… Read more »
What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming
Aran na Naomh The first contact I had with the wild islands off the coast of the British Isles was the Blasket Islands, and that was from a mile away. Although we attempted several crossings to the Great Blasket, rough seas always prevented the passage, a condition that often isolated the islanders,… Read more »
Piano Lessons
Piano Lessons I wrote this several years ago, before the passing of both of my parents, a son’s wedding, and the birth of my first grandchild. Although I have yet to find the new teacher, I still love to practice. Music with Mrs. Russell’s Notes I was six when I had my first piano lesson…. Read more »
Truchas and the Thinning of the Veil
Truchas and the Thinning of the Veil Colleague and friend Naomi Lowinsky and I have traveled to the thin, rarified air of Truchas, New Mexico, to do the work of co-editing a collection of essays. The papers come from colleagues from around the world and will be published in March 2012 by Fisher King Press:… Read more »
On Projection and Resonance
Boey modeling wire hay rack. We brag on the goats’ mischief, a dead giveaway! We still laugh about the time Boris jumped into the middle of a table to get the salsa when we were showing him off to friends while having wine and hors d’oeuvres. There’s the time we found Boey… Read more »
On Morphic Fields and Ceremonial Sites
Photograph courtesy of Lowell Downey. In a previous blog I have written about several large grafted valley oaks on the edge of a knoll just south of our property. These trees are at least 150- 200 years old. This was probably done before or around the time of the arrival of General Vallejo… Read more »
Trees: Part Two. On Love and Activism
A tree I love. Trees: Part Two. On Love and Activism Several years ago I attended an evening performance of several ecological poets and songwriters at an environmental conference in San Francisco. I remember one songwriter straight out of the tradition of 1960’s, who accompanied her song about star thistle with her guitar. The song… Read more »
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