Of lovebirds and loving the Earth
Party of six, your table is ready. Er … your ledge is ready. The setting sun hovers above the Pacific Ocean, burnishing the cluster of lovebirds with…
Aunt Emmy’s Recipe
What does pie have to do with learning to write, or practicing Aikido? Welcome to my brain. And read on — you might be surprised! As an…
In memory of Mom, a poetry month p.s.
Okay, okay. So this isn’t a “post-script.” I didn’t actually post a blog last month. Mea culpa! But I do have an excuse: I was too busy…
World Peace: The Bathroom Paradigm
“How much longer will you be in there?” my older offspring queried the younger through the bathroom door last night. “Oh, are you waiting? Just a sec!”…
Pilling the Cat or, ‘When Humans Go Mad’
Me and my human? We’re the best of friends. Even when she irrationally interferes with my desire to lie on her computer keyboard, I purr fondly at…
DO take Aikido to a Dog Fight
Aikido is the martial art of blending harmoniously with the energy of an attacker. By definition, attackers want to collide with your body, using a weapon, a…
Owl Christmas
My third Christmas without my mom, 2015. Mom’s favorite holiday is still full of love and tissue paper, peppermint and Christmas-tree smell. But as the moon rises,…
Can a book be too “good”?
I just read a good book. In fact, I couldn’t put it down. High praise, considering the clamor of the internet, work, cable TV, family life and…
Knots
I have a friend who is reading a book about healing old psychological wounds, and considering, with trepidation, entering therapy. “But what,” she wonders, “will I find?”…
Blanche DuBois School of Aikido
You may have heard Aikido called “the peaceful martial art.” The word itself roughly translates as “the Way of Harmonizing Energy,” or harmony (Ai) energy (Ki) way…