In the film, Groundhog Day, Bill Murray's character is stuck in a time loop and forced to relive Groundhog Day over and over again. When I look at the news,...
Years ago, I unintentionally started a series of yellow pieces; almost every year around the solstice I crave that color to cheer myself up on those long days of winter....
I'm feeling torn between prepping for my holiday sale, cleaning my very neglected house, or working in the garden on these glorious (and surprisingly warm) November days. Productive procrastination, anyone?...
I won't lie - this summer has been all the things: lovely, idyllic, and also challenging on so many levels. (I gave myself my first-ever black eye this week, for...
Mike and I rode our bikes to the Flagstaff No Kings protest last Saturday.* The event was uplifting and well-attended (reportedly the biggest protest in Flagstaff's history) with about 4000...
Earlier this month, I traveled to Taos for my annual artist retreat. That place sets my heart on fire, every single time. My “art sisters”, as Fran calls us, are...
My friend Laura gave me the book, The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski, who writes about what death can teach us about living fully. In the middle of the night...
Tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada are a reality now, irrational as that is. The oilcloth fabric I use for market bags, pouches, bookmarks, etc. comes from Mexico. One...
A book I read recently placed the main character in New Zealand on the solstice – winter solstice here and summer solstice in the southern hemisphere – which gave me...
Sometimes, to effect big change, you need a physical object or a strong concept to push up against. I was talking to a friend a couple of days ago, and...
