I remember about ten years ago, I was talking to a guy, just a friend, about dating, and ending relationships, how difficult it is to end a relationship that you know is not going to work out. Breaking hearts is awful. No matter how gently you do it, someone gets hurt. I told him I just don't date, by choice. And he asked why. My response was simple. "I just haven't found someone who deserves me" I'm a catch. I know I am. I'm a really good person. I have values, integrity, Se

Waiting on the world to change

I cannot stop listening. This encapsulates my entire childhood yet he sings it like it's happening now. I grew up in Ohio, he grew up in...

Hope. Renewal, resilience

"From barn to table... nearly 100 years of family history, transformed."

If I've had anything at all, I've had passion for adventure.  That's something to write about. When I was 18 I moved across the country. I left everything familiar, all my friends and family and went on a search...for something I couldn't even name. I had hoped to go to ART school,  that didn't happen. What did happen? So many opportunities that I could NEVER had dreamed of. I was offered jobs that took me to new places, new towns, states and some very interesting encounte

Birches represent Renewal and purification. I only just recently discovered this and It made me start thinking back on how I’ve been drawn to them since I first visited Maine in 1998, with my daughter and soon to be husband. The New England woods were a sight for an Ohio girl transplanted to the West coast then years later to the East coast. As a child In Ohio, the trees I grew up around were mostly Black Walnut, Catalpa, Maple, Mulberry, Oak, Hickory, Willow and Cherry. I

I used to cook, a lot. From our gardens. We used to have guests at our table every meal From all over the world: Africa, UK, Norway,...

Funny not so funny.... I've had a MAJOR BREAKDOWN over these last 2 years-and it hasn't been pretty. At all. What do I mean? I mean I FELL APART. Messy. Ugly. Running towards self destructive and dangerous situations. Everything I'm familiar with and all the things I'd come to love about my life fell apart, Completely. And I have not had a clue how to fix it. The challenge....Letting go of my old life. Familiarity. Comfort. Everything I worked so hard to create. The

What once was soft and spirited.... became enveloped in darkness, veiled by the hardness of life. Screams, brokenness, bruises. Ripped open, gripped, pushed, pulled. Forced into the belief of desire. Coerced. Muffled sounds. Hushed, Silenced. The Aggression too much. Trained to be the predator Stalking the next victim so as to not be one. Awakening to truth needed for Balance to become Reality. Vera 2018 #darkness #balance #reclaimingspirit #wildwoman #softandspi

I’m in my 2 year anniversary week leaving Seattle and heading to Maine. The Trip started off perfect-when I was 14 miles from the Idaho border- I hit a deer. It was like a celebration and a death simultaneously. Unbelievable. I’ve been re birthing the entire time. The exact date was symbolic of another incident 19 years ago. Also a celebration and death. Completely sideswiped in both incidents. Human/deer-same same. The art of truly living is learning how to die. Where