May has taken on a specter of melancholy in recent years. It has always been a difficult time, in one way or another, since it always marked the coming of summer, the time of year that can be magical but is more often suffocating in its heat. More recently, it has become the birth and … Continue reading May is a Doorway
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Revival
March has somehow, impossibly, come to a close, and that means that the first quarter of this new year is already behind us. It is difficult to believe the way that time slips by, taking so much with it. On the other hand, it has brought flowers in every color and longer days that don't … Continue reading Revival
Goodbyes & Reminders To Live
February opened its doors with loss. At the beginning of the month, our friend and neighbor, passed away after a long fight with cancer. He was a kind man who loved fishing and gardening, and who became one of the first people in Germany to make me feel like less of an outsider. As we … Continue reading Goodbyes & Reminders To Live
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
Kiss of the Seventh Star 