better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.                                                     ..buddha.. gearhart …filled to the brim with spirits of the sea. old stories that rock and lull the [...]

each morning we are born again. what we do today is what matters most.     :: buddha:: it has been an interesting couple of weeks…. but isn’t it always. the studio has a fresh coat of colors. the chicago renegade was finally checked off my happy list. clancyface tied for medalist for the county golf [...]

“When I was a boy, just about every summer we’d take a vacation. And you know, in 18 years, we never had fun.” ..clark griswold my so called sacred life. three little toad headed pixies, traipsing up the concrete – open air steps of the holiday inn. in tow, each carrying up there make shift [...]

i wish. i wish in preparing for the “dream tending” class for live it to the full ….i have been putting much thought into my own dreams and what the future holds.  it can be a confusing thing for each of us. the fear of asking for to much, the anticipation of possible failure and the tumbling [...]

it is june…really! i sit here wondering where april went. things are all so good. yes, yes – it is nuts for sure. school is out, gabe is learning what real life is. working at a local factory. some days for him are filled with last minute overtime gigs. somedays 12.5 hours. so proud of [...]

it has been a week of staying on the smoothie train. i can truly tell the difference when i am eating better. yesterday we took my nephew mac to culvers for lunch. an hour later, i felt buzzy, lethargic and just plain crappy.  while i enjoyed the sweet crunchy onion rings, my body said otherwise. [...]

getting out and about means …a trip to the lockslord danny at ado salon …a stop at new age people …trader joe’s and starbucks today, after a morn of golfers …i headed to lafayette for an eye exam and two new pairs of goggles. yes, two. i have waited two years for new glasses that [...]

today i am over  here with a little “start to finish” feature on juliette crane’s blog.  she is a jewel and i have loved getting to know her through this crazy wireless cobbled road. i am going to take this time to talk about the start to finish. when i sent juliette the process images….i [...]

  home. re-entry. happy. full. the inner excavation – midwest retreat filled me up. each sense was tickled with laughter . tears . joy. to you x’s 6, getting to gather with each of you was nothing but shine! thank you for showing up and helping make my teaching debut the best. i am so thirsty [...]