Hello all, Spring is tantalizingly close here in Michigan. The weather has turned, turned back, done a few cartwheels, and thrown a few curve-balls over the last two months. Here, as March is closing out, the snowdrops are almost spent, the wood violets are just getting going. The air is full of calling geese, sandhill cranes, and arguing cardinals. I have heard the spring peeper frogs a few times, between freezes and thunderstorms. As I am writing, the wren in the bush next to my window is...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hello all, I am landing at home after my adventures teaching with Kenn in Utah, followed by time in Portland, Oregon connecting with heart-family. The Gather, Glean, and Grow workshop feels like a huge success. We were not entirely sure what the weekend would bring, since there were so many new moving parts (teaching together, new material, new venue) and it came together in ways that we couldn’t have predicted. Turns out that we didn’t need to be worried about filling 2 ½ days, all of our...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to 2026. Congratulations on making it this far. I hope this year brings you all that you need, most of what you want, and some unexpected, welcome delights. January, for me, is a time of contemplation. Starting with the Solstice, where the sun appears to pauses in the sky and the nights are long, I start to catch up with myself. It is a time of orientation, and pausing to collect thoughts. There is time for reflection, thinking about what came before and where I am heading (and if I...
4 months ago • 3 min read
October and November have been the kind of months that have a distinct before and after quality, I am very much not the same person that went into October 2025. On Gratitude,Grief, Glitter, and Death: My heart has been broken open, and something beautiful (and rather glittery) has been leaking from it. The energy of death and heavy transition has been pressing in since August, moving in waves through communities I move in. One of my partners unexpectedly lost her beloved Uncle in late...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Thank you to the subscriber who send me a heads up about the incorrect date and link for the November online workshops! Hello Autumn, I am truly feeling the turning of the year into deeper autumn. The leaves are going thoroughly red and gold right now, though the drought we are in has some trees dropping leaves faster than normal. A few weeks ago I had the privilege of spending a few days at a friend’s cottage on Lake Huron, where the sound of waves followed me throughout my day. Thick foggy...
7 months ago • 3 min read
Hello all! As I write this, the feel of summer’s ending is in the air. We are still very much in the summer harvest season, and night time temperatures are starting to dip down to near frost levels. Apple and pear season is in full swing here in Michigan. The colors are starting to shift already in some places, splashes of red and gold among the green. Fierce winds, especially around late afternoon and into evening here in the middle of the state, when the gales are hitting the Great Lakes,...
8 months ago • 2 min read
Hello all! Last week, I was able to spend time playing with waves in Lake Michigan and then a potluck with dear friends to celebrate my spouse’s birthday. The picture at the top of this email is of a white tailed dear that watched me walk by on the River Trail in my home town. It was a much needed affirmation of relationships and community. July brought rest, solo time to work on writing classes, collaborative recording with fellow dreamers, and recharging with family. Each moment of creation...
9 months ago • 2 min read