My friends and I joke about the GPS voice that says “recalibrating” when we don’t follow her specific instructions. We wonder if it would be better if she sounds more…
There was a time when I realized that all the books I was reading — fiction or memoir — were about people on a journey. I suppose most stories are…
It has taken all the patience I can muster not to buy outdoor furniture these last few years. I’ve committed to waiting until the back yard is fully and completely…
The demolition of the back yard at Casa Beija-flor has begun. The landscaping crew was there yesterday to begin hauling away shrubs, patio cover, and bricks. They’re also breaking up…
There is a meditation I have followed in which the guide has me thinking of a tiny pinprick of light in the middle of my chest. As the meditation continues,…
In Biosphere 2, a closed ecosystem experiment that was tried in Arizona, the trees that grew inside this giant greenhouse-like structure were weak because they were never exposed to wind…
I read this article today that I found still resonates to this day. One part in particular that I continue to dance with is this: Grief crowds the heart, eats…
All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My…
We spend the weekend in beautiful Sebastopol, CA, this weekend. It reminds me of the Napa of my youth, still feeling like a small country outpost. It’s a cute little…