State of the Garden
Cardinal eying the baby chard. I really ought to start greens inside. Ganesha looks on. The still exuberant saga in front of him was three times the size. It was not hard to find people who wanted some. I also… (READ MORE)
Altars Around Town
These devotional candles were on the fence enclosing a neighbor’s garden. I appreciate the sentiment, and am grateful and have financially supported both. I am also moved to ask why it is we put people on pedestals. Could it also… (READ MORE)
State of the Garden
Last year I decided to bring this murti of Kuan Yin outside. I asked my neighbor if it was ok, as her parents came here from China, . My neighbor welcomed this presence in the space between our yards and… (READ MORE)
Signs Around Town
What does it mean to be free? To feel free? To honor other people’s freedom while embracing our own?
A Lesson In Making Dumplings
Last Monday I had the honor and delight to be invited to a multigenerational dinner of homemade dumplings at a neighbor’s house. I was told it was customary for guests to shape a share of the dumplings; the hosts do… (READ MORE)
Signs Around Town
Listening
To the wind howl and rage, I understand (and listen to) the advice, if one is fortunate enough to be in circumstances to be able to follow it, to stay indoors on the lower levels of your dwelling, and away… (READ MORE)
Only in Your Own Mind
It is ok to think you are the center of your own world as long as you remember and behave with the awareness that the world is filled with a collective of individual consciousnesses.
Effulgence
I am awed, as I have been every year since I moved here. The fullness of the cherry blossoms.
Happy Pi Day
Do you, too, find yourself unexpectedly observing holidays? I’d forgotten the day when I was moved to make pizza for dinner.