Right now my garden is frozen over with snow, a beautiful sight. I am excited for another year to play in the garden and see what she will communicate with me. Right now earth says, “Not yet….wait a little longer.” A number of years ago, I had a helper in my garden and she quit […]

There is a beautiful and powerful tree that grows in our Pacific Northwest called Cottonwood Populus balsamifera. It grows in many other places as well and all over the Southwest. It is the gooey, resinous buds of Cottonwood that offer deep healing physically and spiritually. These leaf buds are gathered before opening in late fall […]

I wrote this poem on February 6, 2007 There is a slight stirring in the garden these past few days. As our frozen Earth warms, I have enjoyed venturing out to look for plants emerging from the dark soil. Just a little bit here so far, catnip, oregano, bergamot, lady’s mantle, oxe-eye daisy, And there […]