Category: Nourishment

A Steward is a person responsible for the careful use of a precious natural resource. My Whiting cousins definitely fit the definition. One of their pastures planted with Timothy grass for hay. Another field is planted in Oats. Stone walls have been built to protect an ancient apple orchard. ....and they use a brush hog … Continue reading stewardship →

This has been the most difficult story to wrap my brain around. I wanted to write about the house I grew up in, yet it was really the land that raised me. In nature, I felt a part of everything. Back then, I didn’t know the concept that we are all connected, but it was … Continue reading my house →

Cast in amber, a lonely, scrawny kid returned to the Berkshires for what she hoped would be a healing journey and a way to say a final farewell. What greeted her instead was more acceptance and love than she ever expected. My family of cousins welcomed me with big smiles and opened arms. My heart … Continue reading HOME →

As I anticipate my trip back home, I have had many thoughts. The most prominent being about this being my last. I have felt as though I am in preparation for my physical death. I feel peaceful and ready for this transition/transformation, whenever it occurs. First marriage This morning, as I searched through old stuff … Continue reading wondering →

My friends are like a field of lush wildflowers. Each beautiful. Each unique. Each showing me what is still unresolved in my inner world in addition to reflecting back to me the joy I experience in life. A friend of 37 years stayed with me for a few days. There is nothing quite like one … Continue reading friendship →

 “Thank you for giving me this experience”. I heard this definition of forgiveness spoken at a memorial celebration for a kind and loving man. It stayed with me. I had a friend visit for a couple of days. This is the first time I have had anyone in my house since the pandemic. We had … Continue reading Forgiving →

I have a love-hate relationship with The News. On one hand I know that what is reported (i.e., “the news”) are aberrations of human behavior. Most people are kind and caring. Consequently, I have taken ‘news breaks’ to deal with the overwhelming cruelty of humans toward one another. On the other hand, I see the … Continue reading breaking news →

I drive by this tree on my way to and from the library. This winter, I thought it was just another old cottonwood whose water source had dried up leaving it dead. A month ago, as I drove by, a beam of sunshine illuminated the trunk, but I saw the green branches on the back … Continue reading OLD COTTONWOOD →

For those of you who have ever loved another species, their death nearly breaks your heart. My friend, Sally, lost her Arabian gelding this past week. I loved him too. We can barely talk about it. His name was Adar Ibn. Born in Texas, he moved to Colorado with his mom, which is where we … Continue reading for the love of a horse →