I wonder where the geese went, I say to my puppy Asha who is also staring out at the beaver pond. I like to think she remembers the creatures that honked and honked the day we first saw them. I haven’t seen the pair of Canada Geese for several days now. I delight in their […]
Whimsy & Tea appoints new CHO
One morning during a late-winter thaw my puppy Asha and I head up the dirt road, past the small cemetery and into the woods. Once I can no longer see the road, I unclip her leash and we are both free. I have a couple hours before my first scheduled commitment, so Asha and I […]
Enough
I’m at my loom weaving towels with sustainably-grown, naturally-colored cotton. I’m in the familiar place of wanting to finish a collection of towels in time for a crafts fair, yet I know that they won’t be. Once I finish weaving them, I still have to wash, dry and hem them, then boil them in […]
Eighth & Oxford
I walk in silence beside my mother. She’s listening to classical music on her iPod. I’m thinking about beauty, specifically how it doesn’t have to come with an expensive price tag attached. I start to notice all the beauty around me, all of it free. The floral fragrance on the corner of Eighth and Oxford, […]
Winter rest
The winter solstice has come and gone, the light is gradually returning and a new year has started. I feel a cultural pressure to usher in the new year with a flurry of activity, revved up with plans and goals. But I want to hibernate. To heed the call of long nights to rest. To […]
