Clear skies, scant clouds, crispy cold days, and frosty nights lead me towards the essence of the Winter Solstice. At the ocean side, under the comfort and warmth of my feather bed, I sleep with the window wide open, while Rick sleeps a fitful stint on the sofa, wracked [...]
My maternal grandmother, La Mama Anto' gave light to a child nearly every three years or so. She repeated this pattern ten times. To give light to a child is a Sicilian expression meaning "to give birth". By the time her tenth child was born, my grandmother's eldest child [...]
Prayer for the Great Family (after a Mohawk Prayer) Gratitude to Mother Earth, sailing through night and day– and to her soil: rich, rare, and sweet in our minds so be it. Gratitude to Plants, the sun-facing light-changing leaf and fine root-hairs; standing still through wind and rain; their [...]
The Icelandic horse has been around since Viking times. It is one of the most purely bred horses in the world. No other horse has been introduced to Iceland since the Vikings settled there in the 9th century. If an Icelandic horse is brought outside of Iceland, that horse [...]
While in Reykjavik, my group and I stayed at the Hotel Holt. I am attracted to this hotel for many reasons, such as its location which is right in the heart of the city. The hotel is within walking distance to the city's main sites, museums, cathedral, coffee shops, [...]
