Once again, here we are, in the long dark freeze of winter. We’ve passed the winter solstice, celebrated our holidays, and it’s almost...

Ladies, how are you holding up? Seriously, are you as tired as I am? Holy Shit. I. Am. Tired. And we're only halfway through the holiday...

As I sit here, on Samhain or Halloween, recovering from a wisdom tooth extraction 3 hours ago, it seems fitting to consider the thinning...

Here at the end of Summer, as we move into Fall, we often see images of an overflowing cornucopia or harvest baskets brimming with the...

Priestess of Bacchus, John Collier My summer has not gone as planned. None of my plans have come to fruition. Sigh . . . It reinforces...

“Every year should teach you something valuable; whether you get the lesson is up to you. Every year brings you closer to expressing your...

In my last blog, I shared my hopes for my soon-to-be empty nest. In case you missed it, here’s a little recap. My youngest daughter is...

2022 is well on its way. How are you doing? I'm about to cross the final threshold of an empty nest and want to share some of my...

The launching of a ship, the start of each new voyage or the first step of an adventure, begins with an idea, dream, wish, or plan. No...

Each year during the holidays, my daughters and I watch Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings films as a binge-marathon. It might seem...

WARNING: If you never experience stress during the holiday season, never feel stretched to your limit by the end of December; if you sail...

I just spent three out of the last five weekends helping my daughter move back to Sacramento. Let me just say I'm exhausted. She lived on...

I had hoped that this summer, the world would calm down. Nope. For me, this has been a summer of deep joy and desolate disappointment....

In the film The Wizard of Oz, the good witch Glinda tells Dorothy that she had the power to go home all along. It was within her all the...

We are in a powerful sacred space this week. Last Saturday was the beginning of Passover, Sunday was Palm Sunday and Lailat al Bara'ah,...

This week, on Saturday, it's the official arrival of Spring! Hail and well met, after a dark and difficult winter. Throughout winter,...

Happy International Women's Day! This year's theme is Challenging Inequity. Well, that is a timely topic considering the Pandemic has...

It’s been nearly a year since we here in CA went into our first Covid-19 lockdown. Wow, what a year. I'm not going to recap all the...

Through myth, for thousands of years, women's lives have been represented in three life stages, Maiden, Mother, and Crone. These three...

How was your Valentine's Day? It's the holiday that may trigger ambivalence in even the most romantic women among us. From grade school...