Last Day in Australia – My Concerns About How We Care for the Elderly

Tom & I are in the midst of our last day in Sydney.  Tonight we will have dinner with Matt Stone and some of his cronies.  Then tomorrow last trip up to the local shops for a cappuccino or mocha with Mum – hate to admit it but cappuccinos here are much better than in [...]

Mothering as a Spiritual Practice

Another beautiful day in Seattle and Tom and I are getting ready for a few days vacation up on Mayne Island, one of the Canadian gulf islands.  The weather is supposed to be good and I am really looking forward to a few days off – hoping that the blackberries and apples are ready like [...]

A Christmas Prayer

I am sitting in our dining room looking out onto the snowiest landscape I have ever seen here in Seattle.  About 12″ of snow covers our yard and garden and there is the possibility of more to come.  We are all anticipating a white Christmas.
The fun aspect of the snow is that it has forced [...]

The Revolution Starts at Home

Ricci Kilmer has just gone live with her new blog The Revolution Starts at Home
I am so excited about this new project and think that she will be providing some wonderful resources for families wanting to live simply with kids.

A Weekend to Remember and Forget

Well the weekend is over and it is one that I both enjoyed and hope I never have to repeat. Saturday morning we headed up to Camano Island to start preparations for our Celtic Prayer Retreat August 9th. Going up to the land, walking the prayer trails (now a little overgrown but still recognizable) [...]

The World’s Women Need Our Help

I am still working on input for our upcoming ezine on “The World’s Women Need Our Help.  Though conditions have improved remarkably for many women around the world, It is discouraging to see how much still needs to change.  Thought that I might share some of my discouragement – here are some of the statistics [...]

Advert For Those Seriously Interested in Community

Peter and Anneke Geel will be leaving the Mustard Seed House in August. Peter has been accepted into the doctoral program at Georgetown University and for some reason they aren’t very keen on commuting to Washington DC each week. We are looking for a couple who are interested in joining our small community here in [...]

Backyard Gardeners

Well, I am back in the garden & have been furiously trying to plant tomatoes before the plants get too root bound or die because of the record May temperatures here in Seattle.  Evidently I am part of a rapidly growing group of urbanites who have discovered that food not only tastes better straight from [...]

After the drought

I am sitting in Sydney at my brother’s place with the rain falling outside.  Tom & I have just returned from a wonderful week in Melbourne where we  were able to catch up on old friends and make some new ones as well.
I loved the Forge festival with Andrew Jones (Tall Skinny Kiwi), Sally Morgenthaler, [...]

The lights are on

Saturday night for Earth Hour we held a community game night during Earth Hour.  Have you ever tried playing Balderdash by candlelight?  It was not always easy to read the cards but we had a great time and are considering shutting off the lights once a month for a similar evening.  We realized that this [...]