A journal of art, photography, spirituality, ideas, books, movies, food, poetry & hope
Don’t Do Only One Thing (Quote with Commentary)
Read moreThe most successful experts also belong to the wider world. ... it appears as though they are scattering and...
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Gas Station Communion (Poem by Paula Gordon Lepp)
Read moreAs I was standing there in the sun drenched gas station parking lot, the hiss and tick of the...
Farmer’s Market Flowers and Produce (Photos)
Read moreGoing to the farmer's market is a highlight of our week and I can't recommend it highly enough.
Huntington Hike Photos (Late Summer 2026)
Read moreI continue to traipse this land most days. Here it is in it's late summer mood, yellowing tinges coming...
The Salt Stones (Book Review)
Read moreThis lyrical, but grounded, literary nonfiction about shepherding is about being in relation to the land, but also to...
Rearranging my Plein Air Pastel Box
Read moreI have just rearranged my plein air pastel box for my painting trip to Monhegan Island in Maine.
Grace Notes (#64 with Photos)
Read moreI am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Beauty Right out My Front Door (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Read moreBeauty is an abstract concept found the world over, but it is especially present on one's home turf if...
The Divine Will (Short Poem by Jean Pierre de Caussade)
Read moreThe divine will is a deep abyss of which the present moment is the entrance.
A Perfect Hand (Book Review)
Read moreIt is sheer fun to to read on the one level, and meaningful backstory on the suffragist movement on...
I Finally saw the IAPS Pastel World Show
Read moreAbove you can see my work that was in that show, and my favorites from the show below, in...
The Blog is Now Operational While Awaiting New Design
Read moreAfter a couple days hung up by an unsupported theme, I got some help rewinding the glitch to where...
