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

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

Gifts Disguised

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

The Lightness of Being Alive

Early this morning, over the phone, with a less than optimal connection from overseas, I heard details (finally) of a … More

Outward Bound

It was an uncharacteristically busy week: I spent most of the first two days at a private luscious organic garden … More

Living at the Edge

Some people are not cut out to live on the edge – of a construction site. I learned that fact … More

The Paddy Effect

Why is it that otherwise perfectly rational people will travel to remote (and sometimes godforsaken) places all around Asia, fumbling … More

Code Orange

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving. But my family has a tradition of stretching out birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations for a … More

A Children’s Paradise

I may not have children myself, but give me a day bracketed by seeing kids, being in their presence, hanging … More