Our guide Graziella recited a poem, written by an anonymous poet in ancient times, which describes the legend of how Sicily came to be. She recited it first in the Sicilian dialect and then translated it into English. I cannot find the Sicilian words, but it was the loveliest of [...]
Today, While sitting in the hot October Sicilian sun, While overlooking the Ionian Sea and La Montagna (Mt. Etna), While looking at my fellow yogis basking in the sun, While listening to the next-door-villa’s lovely Italian music filling the air, While feeling my heart sing and my eyes about to [...]
Driving along the North Cascades Scenic Highway is a spectacular experience. The Washington Pass is breathtaking, made all the more special because the highway eventually leads to Mazama, Washington, to a gorgeous cabin where we spent a few days with our friends Kathryn and Ben. I was very struck by [...]
Yesterday hit me like a ton of bricks. I knew I'd be thinking of my sister Jeanie as I had been all week long, but in the morning, I could hardly manage to get myself out of bed. Yesterday marked three years since Jeanie breathed her last breath. I slept [...]
It is 7:32 pm. I sit in full sunlight, one week post-solstice in Ocean Shores, Washington at our home and sanctuary, Little Renaissance. I have the last load of laundry in the wash and am sitting outside, basking in the last of today's sun as it starts to disappear over [...]
