Every now and then the phrase "upside down and backwards" pops into my head, a phrase I repeated over and over as I loaded copy paper,...

Happy Imbolc, Saint Brigid's Day, Ground Hog Day, or whatever name you use to celebrate the middle, the turning from winter to spring....

ad·vent /ˈadˌvent/ noun: the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. One of the things I have come to love about the mandala...