

Defending The Open Circle
The first nature mandala workshop I facilitated in a school was with a small class of fifth graders. Clearly comfortable with each other...


Making Space / Clearing the Chaos
New Year's Day Circle, January 1, 2023 My New Year's wish for myself, my loved ones, and for you comes from many different directions,...


Every Year, Every Tree, Every Day Is Different
Turkey feathers hanging on this year's tree This morning I woke up thinking about different Christmas trees that I have had in my...


How Not To Live a Small Life . . . And Other Life Lessons
One of my granddaugthers at a previous open studio making her important contribution to the whole! Currently, I facilitate two kinds of...


Books By My Bed
I love to see what other people are reading, so I thought I would share the books that are beside my bed right now. Braiding Sweetgrass:...


Something Positive
(Last year's mandala created by twelve determined individuals. See below.) I think we can agree that we are all looking for something...


Find Me at The Edges
(On the edges of the old Ann and Hope Plaza in Pawtucket) Yesterday, while sitting at the stop light at the end of Columbus Ave. in...


Redefining Intentions
(Close up of turning ginkgo leaves) I am still riding a high from Wednesday's Intention Mandala Workshop. We had an amazing group of...


Trust.
(The far edge of Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA) In the little seaside town of Padanaram in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, black ducks...


The Unexpected
(beach rock with orange stripe, daisies, dried eucalyptus leaves, pressed rose petals, wild rose hips) I am an optimistic, but sometimes...