Category Archives: The Whole Thing

Spring Is Here, Cleanse the Palate Salad

Freshen the palate for delicious spring foods that will soon be in season; and an exercise to freshen the spirit after winter — it cleanses away mental winter grunge. Continue reading →

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Fairy Pin Contest

Fairy Pin Contest. Easy to enter. Feel free to tempt this fairy to your home when you post here! Continue reading →

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Herbs are Poetry.

Poetry is not just words on a page. Life is poetry. Herbs are poetry. I love St. John’s wort and oatstraw. Our approach to holistic healing has to become more holistic. Continue reading →

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Supporting a Person with Disabilities: Ask; Ask How; Dialog; Listen.

Supporting a Person with Disabilities: Ask; Ask How; Dialog; Listen. Part One in a Series about the Hidden Life of Disabled People Continue reading →

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Romantic Weekend, Straight Up

Romantic Weekend, Straight Up: Please don’t have lonely weekend or be without love. Continue reading →

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Listen To Wind

Francesca De Grandis: “Stories about my cats have always helped me express myself as a teacher. For example, cats reveal life’s chaos to be God’s kind, mischievous lessons.” Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Comfort Food for a Cold Day

God is food, the stove’s an altar. An ecstatic mystic takes care of soul and body! Guest blogger Kathi says: “On a cold winter’s day, a dish hearty and warm soothes the heart as well as the body.” Continue reading →

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Release into Freedom

Release into Freedom: picture poem; contemplation; ritual; story; vision; place; method; hope. An empty vessel filled by the now. Continue reading →

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I’m Not a Normal Woman

I’m Not a Normal Woman: Love affairs with guitars, cheating with another man’s mandolin, & a crush on Jacquard Products. From my upcoming book. Continue reading →

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Old Gods in the Modern World

“The old gods have never left us, because we cannot leave them.” – Kathi Somers Continue reading →

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