Luis Hernandez looked at a broken gate he had fixed for us and said, “There, now it’s more better.” While that may seem redundant or grammatically incorrect, I grew to like “more better” as I believed it summed up what we need on many fronts, “more better.” I am indebted to Luis for this insight
Life is about the seasons of change, internal and external, and how we adjust our rhythms and find ourselves in balance or not. Equinox is when the amount of night and day are approximately the same, about 12 hours each, all over the world. For us in the northern hemisphere, it marks the official end
My maternal grandfather was a descendant of the gatherers. He was a forager in the woods, especially in late Summer and early Fall for berries, nuts, mushrooms and paw paws. He also gathered many other things including “pieces of string too short to save.” He would put them in a shoe box with that written
Two friends in British Columbia and I, in Arizona, share information, links to some amazing, creative projects, and some whimsy in the form of poems and stories. Not long ago, one of them posted the following 3 lines of poetry: “Oh, to read what he has read regarding red…o” I pondered the words
Sitting outside with coffee in hand, I say to S, “I need to do something creative or productive today.” She says, “Give me an example.” Me: “I need to look for a good writing workshop that fits where I am and who I am with my writing.” She: “Do it.” So, I begin researching among
One of my favorite hymns was written by Jane Laurie Borthwick in 1819, an old Scottish hymn set to a familiar tune, “Ora Labora” by T. Tertius Noble in 1918. Noble was an English born organist who moved to the United States and eventually was the organist at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in NYC. Borthwick
