Spring blooms
It is such a pleasure to watch the changes in our garden as the days go by. I think it’s so important to see the beauty, to appreciate the incremental changes, and to realize that ...
Inspiration
OMEBs
Reading the Smith College alumnae magazine, and I came across this acronym. OMEB – Ordinary Moments of Extraordinary Bliss. I love it, and I’m going to spread the word (literally).
Surviving travel
I have been traveling a lot for work, and it’s been a challenge to stick to the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). This post is a little celebration of surviving nine days of travel, and eating well ...
Chez Panisse
Checked off a bucket list item today with a dinner at Chex Panisse in Berkeley CA. Delicious!
Summer solstice 2017
Summer Solstice sky. Lake Michigan always inspires …
Proud to Run 2017
Proud to Run Chicago today. I love celebrating the diversity that makes America great! #lgbtq #pride
Solidarity
At home today, but feeling solidarity with my many friends and family who are marching today! Here is my well-worn shirt from the 1989 March on Washington for women’s rights.
Clippings
My mom has this wonderful way of making beauty around her as she goes. Here, a few small clippings from a house plant to decorate the kitchen windowsill. Chester, CT.
Happiness
Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you. – Hafiz
Hollywood
Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was cool to see the stars embedded in the sidewalk (bottom left), and walk through the arches (starting in 1939) into the theater where the red carpet is laid out ...
Pure Food & Wine
Amazing, delicious, beautiful dinner (all gluten and dairy free!) at Pure Food & Wine in NYC.
The Rose Planetarium
Tomorrow’s adventure … the Rose Planetarium at the NYC Museum of Natural History.
Peace and Self-realization
Walking through the Northwestern University campus yesterday, I came across a Buddha head from the Ten Thousand Ripples project. “the emerging Buddha image [is] a symbol of [the] search for peace and self-realization. The image ...
Wishes on the Wind II
Wishes on the Wind II. Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Kyoto, Japan.
Wishes in the wind
Wishes in the Wind. Kyoto, Japan. Temple visitors buy these little wooden placards and write their wishes & prayers. Eventually the they are burned, sending their wishes into the wind.