Past and Future, The Present is the Gift

A change of season, the Spring Equinox is March 20th……… an equal balance of day and night

This is the season of the wood element. The time for renewal, growth, nourishment, prosperity, health and family. A new beginning or re commitment, an opportunity for positive change. Balancing our home with greenery, branches of new green buds, daffodils or primroses can bring this beautiful healing colour into our life. Walks are especially important for me to connect with the season.

Giving attention and appreciation for nature I revel in the beauty of snow drops and crocuses that carpet woodland areas on our little farm. My quiet retreat now centers in a century old farm house. The sea side studio has been replaced with a wood casement window view to an enchanting valley that has been home to

November Full Moon

I have been nostalgic about Italy.

Fall, two years ago I was in an exhibition at The Museum Chianciamo in Tuscany. Duart and I spent 6 weeks in a small hamlet deep in the Tuscan hills.

I painted, and also took a 10 day retreat at Miragar with a Tibetan Master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu.

We toured the countryside. A fond remembrance was attending a Gregorian Mass at Sant Antimo a tiny stone Abbey built in the 11th century

The acoustics were soulfully resonant. I felt transported to another realm. The whole visit to Italy this time had this quality of other world. We drove narrow back roads lost in a reverie of AHHH while listening to Ludovico Einaudi ( I highly recommend his Divinare CD! have a listen 

A mini excursion to The Cinque Terre brought us to the tourist reality. The five sea side towns were packed