See the Beauty   The world’s major religions emphasize kindness and hospitality toward strangers, acknowledging that God might be coming...

Come into the Garden I know I do! At the end of a long, cold, bone dry and anxious winter I look forward to the return of my perennial...

Peaceful Harbor                         Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, we have been experiencing a time of growing instability. The...

Guest Essay by master farmer and teacher of future farmers Ken Dawson of Cedar Grove, North Carolina Red Sky at Sunrise, photo by Ken...

Lizard Head, the View from My Desk On the day before the Winter Solstice, I realized that since the election, I’d been depressed. ...

Details have been changed to hide her identity. I want to introduce you to my friend, Maria. She lives in my neighborhood in a little...

Whether we are Democrats, Republicans, or Independents, some of us are deeply worried about this upcoming election. We may believe that...

Recently, my son Rowan, a long-time student of the Stoics, encouraged me to listen to a short audiobook called Lessons in Stoicism. Each...

Friends, we are sleepwalking toward an election that could bring an end to our republic of laws and replace it with a government of men....

It is not uncommon these days to suddenly find oneself in an argument with someone about the world situation, especially the wars we're...

In February I visited Baja, California to see the grey whales. I traveled with three dear family members. We stayed at a camp on the...

January 2024 We have entered an election year and many of us are deeply afraid of what might transpire as we attempt to vote and have our...

Are you considering voting for a third party candidate in 2024? I hope you will read my historical argument and consider the problematic...

video and photos by and Edward Scheps and Star Woodward Pleasure is an essential ingredient for a happy life. We need both short term...

Pride is Every Day! I am the proud grandmother of four grandchildren. I am lucky. All my grandchildren are healthy, smart, aware and...

A Jeremiad The rafts pictured here are about to descend into the Taos Upper Box, some of the whitest water in the western United States....

April 20, 2023 Recently I've been marketing my newly published book of poetry Bourbon and Branch Water published by Kelsay Books in...

March 21, 2023 My new book, Bourbon and Branch Water, published by Kelsay Books is out and available. You can buy it from Kelsay or...

March 13, 2023 I am thrilled to share this prose poem written by my friend, poet and writer Toni Mirosevich of Pacifica, California and...

March 7, 2023 Soft, moist, loam waiting seeds stir under warm sun's gaze Equinox is near! Towhees, chickadees make first tentative spring...