Grieving the Goldfish
When I purchased my sweet little house in Santa Cruz, it came with a waterfall and a pond. That summer I experienced the joy of falling asleep to the peaceful sound of falling water. In time, though, the pond became green with algae and began to need regular...Coloring for Stress Release
Four Year Old Bean was having trouble transitioning from Mommy to Grandma, and after a tearful good bye, three hugs and a kiss, she laid herself out, prostrate, on my front porch, proclaiming loudly “I don’t care about anybody but Mommy!” Knowing she...Is 60 the new 40?
As I ate my breakfast granola one morning last week, a Today Show host read from her teleprompter: “New research tells us that since life expectancy continues to rise, age 60 should no longer be considered old. Sixty is the new 40.” A simple statement, one that...Mucking About in the Mud
When I was about eight, my parents spent a weekend helping some friends prepare their family farm for an estate sale. While the adults sorted, stacked, and scoured, the children were left to roam free. I remember climbing into a hay loft that first day, eating my fill...The Easter Egg Tree: Springtime Traditions at Grandma’s, Part 2
In 1975 our friend Nina came to live with us. At the time we were farming a piece of rural land along with a handful of friends, and Nina was looking for the peace and quiet we had in quantity. She settled in quickly, and soon was growing a vegetable patch,...
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