Spicin’ It in Kerala

Written yesterday: Yesterday we went to the Spice Plantation. Our guide was so informative. We walked around and he showed us the various spice plants. He taught us remedies and recipes to make the most of the spice's healing properties. He also identified birds, which were flying overhead, hanging out [...]

2018-01-16T05:03:40-08:00January 16th, 2018|Culture, Health, India, nature, Travel|

Friends, Yoga Challenge, Fog, and Stepping Out in the Unknown

One day in early March 2010, Linda Tally said, "Fran, you should start a blog."  And I started one that very month. My blog has been going strong ever since.  I may not write a blog post every day and, certainly, weeks go by without a blog peep out of [...]

2017-12-12T05:19:32-08:00December 10th, 2017|nature, Photography, writing, Yoga, Yoga Adventure|

Celebrating Winter Solstice

I know we are still days away from the Winter Solstice, but this weekend, we had our annual Winter Solstice Hatha Yoga Retreat, always held the first weekend of December. For me, this time of year is an opportunity to seek light, a time to put up Christmas lights and [...]

Giving Thanks

here is the post..completed and spelling errors corrected (!).  I accidentally hit "publish" before I was done! Last week, my classes were focused on gratitude.  And I have been especially filled with gratitude these past few days.  Thanksgiving and my birthday invite me to be thankful for the life I [...]

2017-11-27T04:01:10-08:00November 27th, 2017|Culture, Health, nature, Photography, WA|
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