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

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

Meditation with a View

Another meditation and potluck at J & N’s yesterday, just outside of Ubud, under slightly cloudy skies. The others sat … More

A Sneaky Snake Story

One of the first words I learned in Indonesian was ular. Snake. It stands to reason that if I will … More

We’ve Got the (Cocoa) Powder!

If you’re a diehard chocoholic like me, might I suggest that you pass on the packaged highly-processed stuff at your … More

What Else Grows on Trees…

I’ve identified a unique species of tree that grows in Bali, perhaps unknown elsewhere in the world. It is called … More