Alo Predicts the Weather
November is my absolute favorite month of the year—cooler temperatures, earthy red and gold colors, the scent of pumpkin and spices, the Beaver Moon and the anticipation of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Core Stability
Is your core stable? If you don’t know for certain that it is, then it’s probably not, or perhaps you are like I was a while back — you don’t…
Danger and Dip Nets
A few years ago, we planted creeping fig in three places next to some posts holding up the pergola in our backyard. I had already learned my lesson about planting…
Starling’s Lesson
’Tis amazing what lessons we can still learn and where we learn them. Our studio window is one of those places. Feeding the birds on our corner of the world…
Time to Ponder a Dove’s Wing
A few years ago when I turned my calendar over to a new January, I resolved to be more spontaneous. That was a big deal for someone whose days have…
My New Hero
I met a new hero of mine a couple of weeks ago. My newest hero is not a political figure, nor a high-profile leader, nor anyone that the media would…
Looking Through the Studio Window
One of these days in my spare time, I’m going to write a book and entitle it Life Lessons I’ve Learned Under the Pergola. Several years ago in our San…