it takes courage to gain peace…

usually, every spring…i go in search of something new for my outdoor garden beds. this year i am moving into an apartment with my two children. a single mom. but a happier one. i put together a garden that is going to move with us. i put a dollar tree mirror on the bottom added…

Om…said they

i want the middle sized frog. I’ve wanted one  of these forever. I call them Budda frogs…amazing that they are for sale in the Bible belt. I assume they are called heathen frogs by some. Someday, i will have one. The frogs remind me to be still.

finding peace

or building it with his own two hands. South Hero, Vermont

watching the elements dance

earth, water, air & fire. the fifth element? aether…”that which was beyond the material world.” people wonder, my own family included, why Vermont has such a hold on me. i’ve lived in Birmingham, Alabama twenty one years. it has never felt like home. my children and my animals have kept me grounded, both literally &…