Rain & Reset

Under clear blue skies, we left Ubud & drove up to Penatahan this morning, on schedule, with many things on … More

The Nyepi Effect

Every once in awhile, when I leave the compound, I’m fortunate enough to step out into quiet. It might only … More

What The (Full) Moon Did

Some things just NEVER happen in Bali, at least not in Ubud. So, when a day starts off with a … More

Always Carry On

Returning from my morning swim in Penestanan, I ambled up the incline through a gully that lies between Campuhan and … More

Dreamweavers

A few weeks ago, I went to see a tarot reader/shaman/ native American medicine woman and then, less than two … More

A Choice to Weed

When I was a teenager, vegetables and flowers grew in our backyard. My mother bought flats and planted, while I … More

Cinq à sept

I had already been awake for quite awhile, thoughts and questions lingering and reaching into the deepest recesses of my … More

Bring on the Light

I read an article yesterday in which an explanation was given for why it is so hot in Bali these … More

Hurrah! (A Milestone)

I’m excited to share the news… about my first article published online! Titled 25 Things to Know Before Visiting Ubud, Bali, … More

Gifts Disguised

The full moon must have knocked me out. Asleep by 9, I awoke with a start, rather disoriented, just before … More