It’s nice when science catches up to what humans have known since the dawn of time. Hugging trees is now scientifically proven to improve health, lower stress and anxiety according to a new stud...Read More
How To Prepare For Autumn Zen is not a to-do list but a to-be state of mind. No instructions. No rules. Just a little autumn Haiku and sprezzatura. This image is a departure for me but its simplicity ...Read More
The fall berries are out and I don’t want to see them. An abundance of berries means a cold winter ahead, if you believe in folklore. This time of y...Read More
Summer looks like this now, or at least it did yesterday on a hot afternoon north of NYC. The lush greens are fading, fall berries are ripening and the first pumpkins are here. There’s a contrad...Read More
Last year I tore a tiny strip from the New York Times and taped it to my desktop. I meant to blog about it, the snippet of a poem by British poet Mark Ford but instead it stayed as a blogger mantra un...Read More
An iced latte is cool or maybe a triple scoop of ice cream. I can’t help you there but I do have a bumper crop of Rumi photo quotes leftover from last week. Here ...Read More
Persian Garden Inspiration By Rumi is our theme this week. We begin the week with a double dose of water lily love. Remember, the entrance to the sanctuary is within you. It’s the ultimate i...Read More
When I started the summer countdown I didn’t expect the days the whiz by as fast as the 4th of July fireworks. Yikes, the fireworks are over and ...Read More
The irises in my garden were budding on the day I left for Nashville 12 days ago and they’re all but gone to papery crisp today. How did this happen? How did June turn up so quickly? How could t...Read More
What does Nashville smell like? I’m about to find out today as I wing my way to a pet bloggers conference called Blogpaws. Smell and memories are intertwined as a heartbeat and just as li...Read More