We walked through the gates of Monet’s Garden on a bright spring day. Around a quiet corner, we met an artist with his back to the most famous landscapes. While everyone else gaped at the blooming …
OPEN
April – To Open, derived from the Latin Aprilis, was the title the ancient Romans gave to this month. It is believed that Aprilis may have been associated with the Latin verb aperire, signifying "to …
No Plan B in 2023
“Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” ― Ralph Waldo EmersonWe have all heard the advice: What is Plan B? Do …
Riviera Reverie
As I lay asleep in Italy, There came a voice from over the Sea, And with great power it forth led me …” -Percy Bysshe Shelley In 2014, we explored much of the French Riviera and the Italian Riviera …
Resolve vs Resolutions
No matter what corner of the world I am in, this season often brings to light the feeling that whatever I am doing is not enough. I have not gifted enough, written enough, called enough, exercised …
An Anti-Social Summer Experiment
I embrace emerging experience.I participate in discovery.I am a butterfly.I am not a butterfly collector.I want the experience of the butterfly.― William Stafford Many of the things I have associated …
