Maple arrived home last night for the Holiday week. We haven’t seen her since we returned her to school three months ago. I tell myself that I am used to her absence and that I am fine with this new configuration of family life, but last night
I spent 4 dreamy nights sleeping on floor mattresses sandwiched between my sons on a visit to love on my nephew and fall for my new niece and it was basically everything I’ve ever wanted. To be a mama and an auntie. Yes please. #lifeofpractice
A little bit lately + a new essay on Crying Season. Something like this >> Well, it is that time of year again. When those of us in the North transition hard from one life and into another. I know I say this every year, but it never gets any
Current in-person/local teaching schedule:: Tuesdays 9-10 am Elmore Town Hall Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm @deeprootsfitness in Hyde Park Saturday 9:30-10:45 am @wellness101vt in Hardwick The Elmore classes have moved into the Town Hall for the season.
From something longer over on the substack today >> I hope we can remember these times together. One day, when they are so distant and I do things that make more sense. We never know, when we have kids, who we might become for them. And isn&rs
Foliage Dump Post Peak Sticks ahead
Yoga on the deck at The Elmore Store rolled right through September and on into October. Classes raised $275 for the Elmore Community Trust for the month. We are going to keep rolling out our mats on the deck for as long as the weather holds, one day
A little over a week ago, I was having my picture taken next to giant cacti so I could text them to Freddy and try to explode his mind. He’s never seen such plants up close, which, having lived in the desert for so many of my early years, hones
Quite possibly no better photo to sum up the parent-child mood of Freddy and me. I see you kid. Nothing I rather have my eyes on than you. And a perfect vid to sum up the Fredzo. The show is rolling. Wherever. Whenever. thanks for seeing us so w
This is a retreat post. It has been a minute since I made one, and in a lot of ways, that in and of itself is the subject. I have three spaces open in this January’s Yoga + Surf retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica. They are the same three spaces I
One of the most delightful surprises of August was spending two mornings a week doing yoga with folks from both near and far on the deck of the Elmore Store. Making shapes, breathing well, gazing out across the lake and up the mountain, back to the t
Occasionally, there is a backlog of writing and I have to barp it up all at once. Days of words all in a hairball. There are three new shorties up on my Substack today. Crying Season here >> https://open.substack.com/pub/cryingseason?r=o0zym&
Last night, when I was snuggling Freddy to sleep, I let my mind ribbon out into a long narrative rant about all of my gripes regarding the social media introduction. You know the ones. “Hey! So I see there’s a lot of new folks in this spa