Spring sweetness + dill pistachio pesto

The predicted, celebrated and at once startling rush of spring in Colorado is here, with all possible weather variations – making me feel, after these many, many long strange months of the pandemic – a welcome, grateful giddiness some days and moments of joy that feel a little foreign, a little unexpected, yet familiar, too,…

Garden Mandala – a gratitude of bounty

Show me a garden plot at the end of February and I’ll be happy through November. July 30, 2018 So much to love How does Pachamama hold such beauty? Today: Rainbow chard, mixed lettuces, purple kale, blue lake green beans, burgundy beans, snap and snow peas and their greens, beets, squash blossoms, cucumber, and herbs,…

Two little Earth Angels

Back in mid-May, I was hankering for a walk out in nature – and chose the trail up above Spring Canyon park towards Dixon reservoir, about 10 minutes from my home. My back and body had been really hurting but I wanted to get out there. Some readers may know that I have a severe…

Gratitude, New Year’s Sunrise, and a marvelous platter of leftovers

Wishing you all, and all beings, a night and life with warmth, security, love and Light. Happy New Year! Last year I started a new tradition – getting out and up to view new year’s day sunrise from Horsetooth Reservoir, in the Colorado foothills just minutes from my home. This second “first light” watching the…