Excerpt from Homage: honoring a teacher I don’t know why I was drawn to her that day in Rome, over thirty years ago. She was eighty-three years old. I was thirty-two. We were from different worlds, with nothing apparent in common, but I wanted something deeper from my experience … [Read more...]
The Yin and Yang of Spring
The intensity of early Spring brings lots of excitement and with all this activity come tumultuous feelings along for the ride. It has taken me so long to learn that. It is for this reason that I’m joining in with two of my favorite gardening memes: Donna’s wonderful meme … [Read more...]
Spring? Update on Book
Every Autumn I plant bulbs like crazy—I'm partial to Parrot Tulips—so the typically cold and rainy Portland spring will give me glorious color. It's been so warm—really warm—that the bulbs are coming up early. Here is a little color for you friends on the east coast who are … [Read more...]
Would you know a cocoon?
Once in my twenties, I taped a cocoon to the door of my refrigerator. I didn’t know it was a cocoon. I was out walking along a stream bed and came across something that looked like a dried leaf or a seedpod with a long silky string attached to one end. I picked it up … [Read more...]
Red Silk
Dear Friends and Readers, I am taking a break from my usual format this month to help someone in my family. May you enjoy this poem, a piece I wrote to celebrate the cellist Han-Na Chang. I saw this artist perform in San Francisco many years ago and was haunted by her … [Read more...]