Early on Dr. Allderdice had me fill out a whole page of questions, and sign it. One of the Questions was “How committed are you to your healing?” He was asking for a percentage. I said 100%. So when I feel whiny about taking 25 pills everyday, or doing hydrotherapy in the shower (which means…
Category: Community
Birds in the Year of the Horse
I really love this time of year. This full moon, in cultures which celebrate the Lunar New Year, it is the New Year’s Lantern Walk. For 15 years we hosted a Lantern Parade to celebrate the quickening of spring in early February. Now that torch is being carried by our friends, Lam & Kestrel, who…
Grateful
Wow. Thank you to everyone who attended last night – we were surprised to see so many venture out in the weather. What a beautiful event. Grace Episcopal is a gorgeous church, Andrew filled the sanctuary with sweet notes, and Rex held the audience spellbound with the fascinating story of Mozart. We snuck in at…
Beneficial Activities
This is officially the last minute – Beth brought me over information two weeks ago. The event is happening this Saturday, February 8th. It was put together by our unbelievably kind friends – historian, Rex Ziak and musician, Andrew Emlen. It is an evening lecture by Rex about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with live musical accompaniment on Cello…
Kinwork and Kindness
I have spent a lot of time in the last 10 years thinking about community. I put most all my eggs in the Blue Scorcher basket, working towards creating and supporting community in lots of ways. Ironically that work, with its early mornings, made me a horrid correspondent to longtime friends, and an infrequent participant…
Riding the Pooka 