Energies of Creation

Plato, our 9 ½ year old Aussie mix, was one of a litter of 9 puppies abandoned in the fall on my friend’s patio in Missouri. I arrived the next spring and Plato was the only one left. She was 8 months old, pregnant, and had been hit by a car and lost half her […]

My husband, Bern, went on a hunting trip with Dan, who hunts in a completely masochistic manner. They hiked in rough wooded terrain almost straight up from around 5000 feet of altitude to about 9000 feet altitude. As they crested the top, an icy blast of wind hit them.
Bern’s heart went wildly out of rhythm. […]

Three days ago I sprained my left knee trying not to trample our puppy who had gotten tangled underfoot. The knee was screaming inside at the least pressure or wrong movement. After working hard on several projects all week I was also quite tired. In short, I was not a person at that time that […]

I used to drive 30,000 to 40,000 miles a year by myself doing as many as 22 high end juried art and craft shows scattered across the country. That is a lot of miles spent on the road. After awhile I started thinking in terms of “Go to Wyoming and turn […]

About thirty years ago I was told I might have lymph cancer. My mother had lymph cancer so I already owned a most unpleasant knowledge of the disease. I sat on top of a small mountain near my home and considered my choices. I was not afraid of dying, but I decided I was not […]