There is a Japanese word that translates "Forest Bathing". It's being out in earth's loveliness and breathing it in, letting the detritus...

When my daughter was born I was so excited to read aloud to her. I started reading Misty of Chincoteague when I was nursing her at a few ...

No, this is not a post about aging. Ahem. This is a good surprise. I've been running for a year half now, with 24 weeks off for the last ...

I am enjoying being part of a writing group. We set out some practices for ourselves this summer where we pick a word and then free write...

"And to write is to sow and to reap at the same time." Ellie Wiesel in Memoirs Mr. Wiesel is an author and holocaust survivor. I'm readin...

This is the time for small. Not vast. Small. Like three or four pints of apricot jam, not twenty. Like a garden of one zucchini plant, on...

Keep a green bough in your heart and the singing bird will come. (Chinese Proverb) Have you ever just made a list of the things that ener...

It has been a fantastic year of reading! I have never read so many books in a year and each one was purposefully chosen for growth and ch...

“I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.” Cicero It’s true that it’s really easy and even fun to jump on the bandwagon of your neg...

So you are all “in” with the idea of schole – time to learn, think, create – but you have toddlers. This is different than having a deman...

This whole handwriting scripture and attempting to paint a face for one of the characters has been so much fun! Really, I've been surpris...

I was lucky enough to study in London in my early 20’s. My mom sent me a book in the mail which was terrific-ly expensive! I don’t know w...

I began watercolor painting earlier this year and I’m not great at it but I find it incredibly peaceful and life-giving – Schole, for sur...

At the beginning of 2018 I set a goal to read 36 books. I thought I could chip away at 3 books a month and the only requirement would be ...