by Anne Peek | Oct 19, 2025 | affinity, aging, artistic expression, childhood, connection, creativity, gratitude, growth, harmony, heart, joy, life-giving, listening, lists, memoir, memories and mementos, music, nature, play, self-reflection, singing, soul, spirit, surprise, Uncategorized, values, wonder
I’ve just finished putting together the Soundtrack of My Life. Not a survey of music that was popular during various eras I have lived through. Not simply songs I’ve loved. This is a list of songs that at different times resonated deeply with me, that persisted, or...
by Anne Peek | Oct 23, 2022 | affinity, connection, creativity, expansion, Halloween, intuition, joy, life-giving, listening, memories and mementos, messages, mystery, possibilities, spirit, stories, surprise, tarot, trickster, wonder
I hung up the phone one October day in 1976 feeling both dubious and intrigued. Flattered to be asked, I had agreed to tell fortunes at my brother’s Halloween party since I loved Halloween almost as much as I loved him. But sometimes Tom’s idea of fun and my own...
by Anne Peek | Sep 24, 2022 | affinity, aging, amusement, autumn, cats, childhood, clearing, connection, decorations, heart, home, memoir, memories and mementos, music, mystery, possibilities, self-reflection, Uncategorized, wonder
I wish I’d remembered to take a photo of my childhood jewelry box. When I was about 8 I wanted one with a ballet dancer who twirled en pointe when you opened the box—all the rage at the time. Instead, my parents gave me one painted with French poodles sitting at a...