Signs Around Town (Excerpt)
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Signs Around Town
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Found Objects Around Town
Paper, tape, scissors? Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Chance of Showers?
There might have been a violent thunderstorm here or there (completely missed my neighborhood), but things are desperately dry in the Washington area. Please conserve water (turn it off while lathering soap on hair and body, brushing teeth, shaving, etc)…. (READ MORE)
Afternoon Walk
After eating homemade popsicles. This week’s variation: lemon, lime, with white nectarine. The liquid was an chilled tisane with herbs from the garden; the sweetener, local honey. The farmers at the market were packing to go home. Tomatoes and peaches… (READ MORE)
Garlic Mosquito Repellant
I’d heard that concentrated garlic spray worked to keep mosquitoes out of the yard. I admit that I was skeptical. I’m one of those people who will get a mosquito bite on the 5th floor of a building with windows… (READ MORE)
Summer Greetings–Make[a]Shift (Web Version of E-Newsletter)
Dear Friends, Yesterday, summer officially arrived with the Solstice, bringing with it blistering heat. Friend and student Jessica said at practice last night that it was as if Mother Nature–always in the know– looked at her wrist watch, said “hey,… (READ MORE)
Yograffiti (Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti)
Hot Summer Night (and Getting Hotter)
For the next few nights, lows will be in the 70s F and highs pushing or hitting 100F. Please don’t fight the season or waste emotional energy hating it. Instead, wear loose, light clothing; eat small, room-temperature meals with emphasis… (READ MORE)
Unexpected Rain (and Opening to Grace)
I thought perhaps that I was still dreaming when I heard the soft patter of early morning rain. It has been so unfortunately dry. There was no rain in the forecast–only impending blistering heat–for days to come. But a cool… (READ MORE)