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Ode to a Sweatshirt
February 21, 2020
As I reached happily for my well worn hooded sweatshirt again this morning, I wondered suddenly why I feel such affection for it, and for all those I’ve ever had, why I am always on the lookout for new ones to replace those that wear out, and why I am so excited when I find one. I’m a little sheepish to discover all the energy and meaning that I associate with my hooded sweatshirts.read more
Painting With My Dead Friend
January 23, 2020
Holly, a dear friend of mine, died last summer. She was a writer and a creative soul in many ways, including artmaking of all kinds. She unfailingly encouraged all my artistic efforts, at the same time subtly jostling me out of my comfort zones and into new creative territory. I have discovered that even after death Holly continues to inspire and challenge me well beyond what I had imagined.read more
Buzzing Bees
November 25, 2019
In numerous cultures around the world bees were sacred, associated with the Divine Feminine. Archeologists have found images of bees, bee priestesses and bee goddesses dating back millennia. I wrote this poem in fun, in honor of our group, but also for all the Bee Priestesses across time and space, and for all women.read more
Respite from the Mind
October 29, 2019
am not willing to abandon this place of embodied enchantment. Life swirls around me, and it will continue to do so, making demands, throwing at me welcome and unwelcome surprises. Yet I believe I can remain response-able to the outer world, while also holding enough space and silence within to feel that I belong to a rich, wondrous and many-layered universe. So instead of more words I share a few seasonal photos, some from my time up north. May they provide a little pause in your day, a little beauty, a little humor, perhaps, or a little magic.read more
Images of Insecurity
September 27, 2019
Inner voices told me who I was and how I was living were inadequate... I had the sudden impulse to draw these thoughts somehow, to get them out on paper without words. I felt relief at pouring these thoughts out in images. Emotionally detached from what I was hearing. Already I felt lighter. Curious about what would evolve on the paper, it began to be fun.read more
Hidden Treasures
August 30, 2019
The surprise on this trip were mushrooms—mushrooms everywhere. Though we visited places we had been before, we saw mushrooms this time that we had never seen. And once we began to see mushrooms, we saw them all over. Amazed at the variety and beauty thriving in just a small area, we took lots of photos. I share some of them with you, knowing that the photos cannot fully show their artistry, or convey our excitement at finding mushrooms tucked under evergreens, hiding amidst grasses, or poking out of rotten stumps or lichen-covered stone. We felt like kids on a treasure hunt.read more
Happy Birthday
July 31, 2019
I love birthdays. Not just my own, but everybody’s--the idea of birthdays. Maybe because I came from a high-achieving family, I relish the idea that everyone has a day once a year to be celebrated, for no achievement, for no reason other than being alive. When else do we do this—at least for people outside our close family and friends--aside from birthdays?read more
A Poem for the Fourth of July Weekend
July 5, 2019
A poem, "In the Fourth of July Parade," by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer for this Fourth of July weekend.read more
Lesson from a Horse: Part II
June 3, 2019
In last June’s blog I wrote about one powerful experience at this workshop learning about love with a dear horse named Shooter. In this blog I’d like share another part of the adventure of that day.read more
Summons
May 4, 2019
My day had changed. The invigorating warmth and cheer in my heart and belly remained. I sent another “thank you” to the Universe for so sweetly breaking my trance of thinking, rushing and planning. Plunging me back into true life. So many things can do it, especially at this luscious time of spring, but that day it was the determined, gleeful babbling of a child (I can see and hear that baby still.)read more
Recognition
April 4, 2019
It’s a truism that we all affect each other. I am reminded how surprising and nourishing a chance meeting with a stranger can be as I recall fondly an incident that happened several years ago. The writer Christina Baldwin calls it the “invisible internet,” the way we sometimes profoundly influence each other by what we do, or say, or by our presence, in ways we may never know.read more
A Search for Home
March 5, 2019
I’ve been thinking about home. And the longing for home. For a long time I have wanted to move, probably out of Minnesota, but when I think about where to go, I get muddled. Because I think there might be several kinds of home, and mine pull me in different directions. Yet they intrigue me.read more
Fragile
February 5, 2019
I’ve been feeling small the last few days. Fragile. Young. Sensitive. I want to be held, snuggled, tended. And I’m tired. And weepy. I’m fighting off a skin infection and I’ve had a busy couple months—that must be it. Why must I always search for a reasonable explanation for feeling under par? I’m disappointed to see how hard it still is for me to truly rest. Without anxiety or guilt.read more
Looking and Not Talking
January 7, 2019
I’m hanging in a wordless space, even as I write these words. Looking and not talking. Yes, I’ve been in this space and do not want to leave it. So this month I offer a few pictures for you to look at and ponder if you choose, with some white space around them…read more
Playtime for a Full Heart
December 6, 2018
As a break from all the emotion--much of it heart-breaking--swirling within and around me, I took a play break to write and draw. Here are the results for your enjoyment. Can you find the numbers from the poem hidden in the drawing?read more
The Day After
November 7, 2018
I am posting this blog on the new moon, the day after the midterm elections. We begin two new cycles--lunar and political--yet much has not changed. I found helpful today the wisdom in this poem, "Revolution the Day After," by Carrie Newcomer so I thought I'd pass it on.read more
Finding my Way in the Dark
October 7, 2018
It’s the dark of the moon, sunlight is waning, and my mood is dark. How to channel my rage and sense of helplessness?read more
Tending
September 8, 2018
I just finished deadheading the petunias around my mailbox. Noticing how much I enjoy doing it. I like to check how the flowers are doing, see whether they have enough water, pause to enjoy their colors and scent. I like to touch them, to talk to them, to spread their stems so that they have air and space (a little like fluffing pillows). Yet there are so many things in my life I do not tend, that I ignore or take for granted.read more
A Tall Order
August 11, 2018
It’s amazing what you can get on Amazon. Recently, when I was in Lanesboro Minnesota visiting my friend, I learned that the nearby town of Peterson, population 200, had taken up a collection and ordered an 8 ½-foot gnome to honor their Norwegian heritage. (Who knew you could get an 8 ½-foot gnome on Amazon?) Well, the gnome got lost somehow en route, so Amazon apologized and sent them another one. (How do you lose an 8 ½-foot gnome?) read more
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— Rumi
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Painting With My Dead Friend
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Deep Rest
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Buzzing Bees
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Respite from the Mind
10/29/2019
Images of Insecurity
09/27/2019
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