Found Exhortation
On the bulletin board at Baby Cakes (vegan cupcakes, etc). Lower East Side.
Thanksgiving Cactus
Well over a decade ago, I bought this and another “Christmas” cactus at a yard sale, the two for a dollar. The woman selling them complained that they had stopped blooming. She still didn’t want to keep them even after… (READ MORE)
Signs Around Town
Rainy Night With Unsolicited Special Effects
Tree
One of my favorite neighborhood trees. It had some English ivy that had started growing on the bottom. I pulled it off while getting a tree hug.
Found Exhortation?
The Power of Mantra (and “Alice’s Restaurant”)
Yesterday morning, on the listserv for the Friends Meeting of Washington, someone shared a link to the original recording of Arlo Guthrie singing “Alice’s Restaurant” as part of an email about Thanksgiving festivities. Usually, I scan listserv emails quickly and… (READ MORE)
Thanksgiving Day Yoga Practice to Benefit Oxfam (Web Version of Email Invitation)
Dear Friends, I hope this email finds you as well as possible under your personal circumstances. Here, up front, are the details for the Thanksgiving Day fundraiser. A longer story follows, if you want to scroll down and read it. … (READ MORE)
Still More Color (An Appreciation)
Today, when I was thinking about that for which I am most grateful and taking a lunchtime walk through the neighborhood, I decided that my persistent appreciation for beauty is worthy of the highest gratitude. The ability always to be… (READ MORE)