Mandala Backstory

A Blue-tailed Lizard She was a joyful child once Curious, easily delighted Choosing the king…

Jack rolled into my life in the most chaotic of times.  Transition, capital T.  New…

If I could list everything I’m grateful for, all the people, places, and experiences, I…

Comfort food, as varied as the homes we grow up in. “L”, a teenage immigrant…

In the house where I grew up, there was a wall safe in the closet…

A colorful bed of rocks, high in a mountain lake in Glacier National Park.  Stones…

My Dear Friend, The hike on Monday filled me to overflowing.  Going to the mountains…

Three questions: Does my heart remember? Can I forget? Can you guess what’s inside of…

In a couple weeks, our grandchildren will come visit.  We call it “Colorado Camp,” and…

I was sitting under a tree on a hillside in Southern France, staring into a…