Furlough Week Two — Sutras
First too hot, now cool. It wasn’t until the weather cooled and the reality of a second week of work not being done that needs to be done to meet deadlines that the impulse arose to make the first batch… (READ MORE)
Cool. Rain. Good.
When the news is mostly Bad, and the ground has been Parched into dust, and tree Leaves are withered brown with- Out the solemn beauty Of Autumn flame. When the Cycle of dissolution Doesn’t take the course Seeming most benevolent…. (READ MORE)
There’s Alot of Yard Work Going On
When we were winding up and preparing to be locked out of our jobs, I said to a co-worker that I planned to get out a stepstool and clean the cat hair off of the ceiling fans. He replied that… (READ MORE)
Let There Be Vegan Kimchee
I was at Eastern Market earlier today. As kimchee has been on my mind (given the recent and resounding success with homemade sauerkraut), I checked for napa cabbage and daikon radish. I didn’t see it, but decided to ask anyway… (READ MORE)
The Goddess(es) and the Green Tomatoes
When someone tells me I need to see the Divine I can get anxious that they mean I’m supposed to see whatever that person thinks is “the Divine.” I don’t think anyone ever should be required to do so by… (READ MORE)
Pickles
Soon after this article on making your own pickles was published in the New York Times, a friend and mentor sent it to me. Though she is a mentor for reiki and energetic practices, and I see her regularly for… (READ MORE)