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How could I go on and on about winter and not mention…? Yes. If anything marks time, it’s the growing baby, Aaaah. Yes, we want them to grow. And we want them to experience many many winters that turn into…

Winter has a way of wrapping around me that feels like it’s here to stay. So I stay: all snuggled up inside a warm house; all snuggled up inside layers and layers of warm clothes; all snuggled up inside myself.…

Is it the full moon? It looks that way to me. And it feels that way to me. I’ve been making a mess. I’m doing this art that is, well, not supposed to look perfect. Not supposed to look exact.…

‘People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~Maya Angelou. Right, Cecilia? Will we ever forget how you made us feel? We might not remember your…

I was very poorly understanding a concept of Japanese gardening when I tried to share it with Scott the other day. About the wall. The wall for a garden, that is. In reading their book, “The Sound of Cherry Blossoms”,…

What’s that over there? Let me check it out. Let me read this one. What’s this in front of me? All this blue and white and blue and white and blue and white? Let me read this one. In my…

My mother used to have this saying: “This country is too big.” And it’s odd, because I moved only 2 and 1/2 hours away from where I was, and it seems far. And as I settle in, I notice how…

Little Cecilia is growing. Isn’t she irresistible? Watching her become rounder, softer in her flesh, more focused in her vision, more present to your holding her. More aware of your love. And that, that’s what it’s all about. When I…

You’re going. You have what you need: colors and trust. Oh, and focus. . You’ll get there.

I was feeling low today. The sun was shining, the dog was happy, people were kind. But… my back hurt. Yes, I had overdone some – “if you do this, then you will get that” exercise/make me a better person…