Even here in rural Newfoundland, we have been following the events in Tucson, AZ, where Democratic Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, was sh...

O nce we commit ourselves to the spiritual path, it is very painful and we are in for it. We have committed ourselves to the pain of exposin...

Should you be in St. John's in mid-February, you might want to come by A Good Yarn . I will teaching a workshop on drop spindle spinnin...

I found this note while cleaning yesterday. It is about two years old and inside, was written this: Finn, I may talk to you if you say sorr...

I took a late afternoon walk yesterday. It reminded me of how to be in love. Hint: you have to BE it.

On top of my list of Things To Do in Newfoundland is to work on my Knitting Sprawl project. The travel part is completed, although I feel ...

Last night, rather than engage in the usual fight over who will do the dishes (F&L take turns but our schedule had some interruptions be...

Despite the absurdly unseasonable temperatures and lack of snow, there is so much beauty right outside our front door. And inside our front ...

One of the great things about the change of living in Gillams vs. New York is the amount of time I can devote to my yoga practice. In addit...

Some highlights as we edged towards the end of 2010: I finished Lucy's birthday sweater, the popular Central Park Hoodie . I stitched i...

While the wind continues to batter the east side of our house, we put the finishing touches on our holiday preparations. When it is left up...

These photographs of the lunar eclipse were taken by our friend and talented artist/naturalist, Ed Lam , in Eastchester, NY. It was too clo...

The other day, Nathan over at Dangerous Harvests wrote about "Hard-ass Zen" . He was poking fun at the macho side of Zen, a side ...

Several weeks ago I went into Corner Brook to the local CBC radio station and met with Bernice Hillier, the host of the West Coast Morning S...

This morning I thought I would write about discipline and fear in meditation and yoga. And then I thought...nah. I mean, look what came my w...

The bitter irony of today? It is -8C/17F in New York right now. It is about 8C/46F here. Here are some links to distract the mind from an...

Gillams hosted its second annual Santa parade yesterday. I was told it was a good turn out in both floats and spectators - in Gillams terms...

Although the forecast is for more unseasonably warm weather this week, we have had a bit of snow. It reminds me why I fell in love with thi...

This is our local lumber yard and hardware store. It is locally owned, staffed by very knowledgeable people most of whom do not treat women...