Hello my friends! My pneumonia improved and resolved quickly thanks to antibiotics and qigong practice. Thankful. Grief comes over me in waves, sometimes coming to the surface bringing tears and the desire to throw some kind of tantrum.  Then it subsides, lurking in the subconsciousness, a low vibration. This has led to sessions of desperate Read more

Warning: This is a little long- there are many stories to tell. I made it home Wednesday the 18th, from my epic journey to the east coast and down to Texas, then home. I attended my brother Duncan’s wife’s memorial service in Cornwall.  It was a beautiful Quaker-style service (silent worship and people standing and Read more

I want to connect with ya’ll (preparing for Texas visit) before I travel to the East coast. WHAT DOES WORSHIP EVEN MEAN? Confession: It has been a bit of a trigger for me: showing up in a church service, singing along with the songs, well, sometimes I just sing in tongues. I have had the Read more

Bless me Father, I have sinned (let me count the ways- oh wait- that phrase was about love- not sin!) and it has been 1 month since my last confession… It hasn’t been an easy time.  I am presently concluding that I dislike living alone. Wandering the halls and pulling weeds in the expansive yard Read more

Time for another update. Yes, a lot of people are texting and asking about me but a lot of that could be because it is my birthday! Either way. It is time. First of all, I cannot say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU enough. Whether you were here in person, on zoom or just Read more

Hello! You all are due for an update. How do I know?  A lot of people start texting me and asking how I am doing. Hah! Also, it is time to remind you to watch the memorial this coming Friday at 2:30PM PST. The links are in the Update dated 1/21/25. I am so looking Read more

Half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox is a very old Celtic tradition called Imbolc. In 2025 this occurred last Sunday night and the neighbors directly to my south have been celebrating this day (right around ground hogs day) for over thirty years. Hazel was spending the night with me and we Read more