Happy New Moon – June 6, 2024 Poppies & Beauty The poppies in my garden have just begun to unfold. They are shockingly beautiful. No, seriously, I almost forget each year how breathtaking they are. The petals look like they are created from tissue paper and the markings in the center form a beautiful mandala. … Read more
Happy New Moon – February 20, 2023 Creating Order Judith Flander’s book, A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order ,is a fascinating read touching on world views and our human need to categorize things. It’s a history of the alphabet, as well as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the birth of alphabetical order. Until … Read more
Am I the only person who didn’t know that caterpillars disintegrate into a gloppy mess inside their cocoons before recreating themselves as butterflies? I found this out only recently and realized my original ideas about the change were loosely based on whimsical children’s books. What a surprise – they did not provide a lot … Read more
It’s a snow globe in Denver this morning with huge white flakes swirling and floating to the ground. I’m not happy that we have snow on October 13th, but it’s hard not to appreciate how beautiful it is. There is an energetic feel to the first snow. Beauty is an obvious part of that … Read more
An Octopus’s Garden for Real I always thought the Beatles’ song An Octopus’s Garden was kind of silly. Fun, but silly. Apparently, octopuses’ gardens are a real thing. I heard an interview with Ringo Starr on Breakfast with the Beatles recently. He explained he was inspired to write the song after learning that octopuses (yes that’s the plural) collect … Read more
A State of Wonder The focus word for this week is wonderment – a state of awe, joy, and wonder. It is funny in a way that we need to be mindful of wonder. We are traveling on a large rock through infinite space, kept alive by an intricate balance of oxygen, nitrogen, and other … Read more
