Tea and Breath
Thinking about the human condition -- writing, tea, big sky mind and all things poetic
dirt in the garden & other outside glories ~
This week has been a gardening bonanza. A few days ago we went to the garden center and bought several plants, ranging from white cosmos to blue sage to orange-yellow coreopsis to red&green striped fountain grass. Nectar plants. Bee & butterfly plants 😊 It...
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grandsons, & the big rocks ~
"I might be too smart for GG. Because I know all her secrets. They are all she loves me. " Welcome to the world of the besotted grandparent. This is a quote from my 4-year-old grandson that my wonderful son passed on to me today. I can think of nothing I've enjoyed...
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(re)framing: feeding native bees ~
The overgrown slope to the west of our house is NOT merely a weed patch. It is...an incipient meadow. On a verrry small scale. There are thistles, and there's clover, and there are the tiny yellow blossoms of sheep's shower. There are gorgeous flowering tall grasses,...
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Steinbeck, moral virtue, and the loss of the American dream ~
This is the year I lose what little faith I had left in the American Dream. Not 'the' American Dream -- I'm not sure I've believed in that for a long time. All people can't become president (unless they're über rich...). Nor can just anyone come to America --...
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Buddhism, poetry, and the breath ~
If you don't like poetry, this probably isn't going to interest you. Unless, that is, you do like Buddhism. Or education. Or writing. Fair warning, right? Because it's a kind of once-upon-a-time story, of sorts. See, when you have an advanced degree, folks often ask...
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Talking tea ~
My cousin reminded me I haven't said much recently about one of my favourite topics...TEA! And I even have a new one to rave about! So if tea is not your cuppa, sign off now...? (N.B.: if coffee is your thing, tune in another time; I'm bi-beverage-al!) Tea... Today's...
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