July started with a rumble and flashes of lightning in a dusky sky. There was a humidity and hum to the air that only exists in the throes of summer. I stood in the driveway for a long time, watching the green leaves sway in the wind of the coming storm and feeling like some … Continue reading Summer Storms & Gentle Grounding
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Birthday Adventures & Brief Reflections
June-- moonbeams on warm nights, red strawberries peeking out from between their green leaves, nectarine juice dripping down your chin, and golden hours that stretch past 8 pm. This is my birth month, and it feels right, to be here in the middle of the year, almost upon the solstice, celebrating another full year of … Continue reading Birthday Adventures & Brief Reflections
Little Visits With Joy
May was a month of blushing sunsets, green strawberries ready to ripen, sunbeams bursting through the clouds, and time with friends. Last month I had a surge of energy and motivation for some weeks that refreshed me, but May felt more grounded and sure-footed. I was so fortunate this month to attend a good friend's … Continue reading Little Visits With Joy
National Poetry Month & Little Awakenings
April brought sunny days, earlier mornings, and blooming flowers. One of my favorite things in the world is making a cup of coffee and drinking it in the morning sunshine, especially in spring, when the world is a fresh green and the cool of winter is still clinging to the dewy grass. I have heard … Continue reading National Poetry Month & Little Awakenings
Berlin Adventures & Seeking Community
A quarter of the new year is already behind us. The flowers have arrived, encouraged by the longer hours of light, and the birds are already singing their songs when I step outside each morning. The last couple of months were grey and heavy, as winters often are, but seemed even more so when compounded … Continue reading Berlin Adventures & Seeking Community
Sick Days & Unexpected Joys
February passed in a series of cold, wet days, late trains, and dozens of cups of tea. I settled in to my new job teaching children English in a nearby city, and weathered the subsequent colds and fevers for the duration of the month. Now two whole months of 2025 are already behind us and … Continue reading Sick Days & Unexpected Joys
Another Beginning
2025 opened with a good deal of hope, some grateful reflection, and a gentle slowness. At the end of each year, I take time to remind myself of everything I accomplished and all the good that came my way. 2024 was a year more full of good than bad, for the first time in a … Continue reading Another Beginning
All Good Things Come To A Close
I have had many new year's eves in which I sat and contemplated my options for not having to live another year. I have burned bay leaves with wishes scribbled on them, written resolutions, and watched the sky light up with pops of loud color and dreamed of a better year, or at least a … Continue reading All Good Things Come To A Close
Return to Paris
Photo courtesy of SpokenWord Paris All the leaves had fallen, leaving the walkways of Paris soft and brown with their little bodies. Right after returning from Prague, I made my way back to Paris by train. This time I was arriving with a purpose, and I was grateful for the opportunity to be with a … Continue reading Return to Paris
The Season of Magic
Photo courtesy of my partner, Daniel Moniz October, my favorite month of the year, came and went in a blur. It is a month of inspiration and excitement, but still somehow manages to always pass too quickly, often leaving me with the feeling that it might not have happened at all. Perhaps that is part … Continue reading The Season of Magic
Kiss of the Seventh Star 