Yesterday was a hard day. It was a heavy day made of granite formed of all things troublesome. Or so it felt. Mental and emotional energies ...

  Today is Annie's birthday. No wonder she was so persistent in my thoughts yesterday. If she were still alive (as we say) she would be ...

  This morning I got totally distracted by thoughts of my friend Annie. The thoughts were so persistent that I said to myself, "Fuck. T...

A slice out of my daily journal… and a good reminder. This morning we had a power outage. I was reading in bed in the delicious quiet of pre...

  I know it's Friday, the first Venerdi of spring. The wind is whipping around out there in the pre-dawn hours. There's a chill in t...

spring elecampane Inula helenium – Elecampane Family : Asteraceae Inula helenium is native to Europe and Asia, where it has a long history ...

holy basil water - July, 1999 Ocimum spp. - O. tenuiflorum / O. sanctum / O. gratissimum – Holy Basil Family : Lamiaceae The lovely aromatic...

Cinnamomum spp. – Cinnamon Cinnamomum verum is one of the several cinnamon species belonging to the Lauraceae family. C verum is often consi...