I dreamt of seeking. Finding myself in New Orleans again. Searching through a magnificent home on the Esplanade. One I’d known from before. Delight upon delight I witnessed. Joy and happiness, down every passageway, and corridor. Keep looking, a voice told me. “The search doesn’t end until you find your demon.” I felt this to…
Uprooted. The weather takes its toll. Affected by the wind and rain, the early darkness of the winter months, snow. Is it the weather alone, or has nature herself, conspired with my soul to produce the perfect backdrop to my mood? Whatever the cause, the effect is apparent. No longer grounded in the earth, floating…
So here we go again. I know what my next book will be about. The basic flow, the chronology of events, is worked out in my head. I’ve named the characters, visualized the settings, and have begun to put pen to paper. (I like to start with paper and pen, then move over to the…
The year has begun to round out. Now, we as a nation, ceremonially give thanks over a ritual feast. But what are we to be thankful for exactly? Staggering unemployment? Mounting death tolls in a Biblical war with no beginning and no end? Degradation of civility and a multitude of freedoms? Dereliction of duty? Growing…
When I was a little girl, my great-aunt Martelle lived on a hill in Mississippi. She had a huge pecan tree in the front yard which towered over the drive to the house. I remember rolling up the hill with my grandparents in my grandfather’s Buick, hearing the sound of pecan shells crushing and popping…
I traveled a great distance to be here and now. Across vast craggy mountains I climbed, stumbled and fell. Clinging to rock with bare fingers and broken nails, I thought I would die. I did not. Crawling, I continued, on hands and knees through bushes and briars, whose branches tangled and pulled at my hair,…
This recipe is delicious, could not possibly be easier, and is so good for you. 10 Tomatillos (leaves and stems removed) 1 Bunch of Fresh Cilantro / Corriander Leaves (a rose by any other name…) 5 Cloves of Garlic 2 Limes 1 Fresh Green Jalapeño 1 Small Yellow Onion Salt to taste Wash and quarter…
…and I mean that literally. It has been well known in certain ancient traditions that what a person thinks and says, especially repeatedly, are of the utmost importance. These thoughts and words become actions, evident in what a person does, reflected ultimately in the reality a person creates. When I was 19, the Jamaican singer,…
Is your stomach, not quite right? Does the hot pink color of the common American over the counter treatment frighten you? Well then, you’re in luck. This tea helps soothe indigestion, nausea and gas. 1 cinnamon stick 3 star anise clusters 4 cloves 1 1″x2″ piece of fresh peeled ginger Place all ingredients in a…
Writing about a recipe may seem wildly off topic here, but I assure you it’s not. Cooking is an alchemical process. Raw and diverse ingredients combine and transform to create something nourishing, healing, infused with love, and greater than the sum of its parts. This is the recipe for a version of chicken soup I…