One Size Fits All
The image of the tangled wires and the signage for the medical clinic and three tailors is a flash back to an era when everything fit or was made to fit your own size. Or Read More …
Rescue Me
The rescue board at the lifeguard station was an early morning reminder of all that needs to be done. All the people that need to be rescued. It was clearly time for a Naranon meeting Read More …
A Needle in a Haystack
I just walked out of the sewing machine store with a belt for the Singer sewing machine I have been restoring at home. This store had a 10 foot frontage. Carried an inventory of new, Read More …
Temples Again and Again
This silver temple, a rare gift from a community of silversmiths. The fine print reads that women are not welcome to enter. Margaret and Gail pause with rebellious respect knowing that time will change all Read More …
Whole-hearted Thanksgiving
The words of the old Psalter ring through my head as I acknowledge Thanksgiving. This whole-hearted stuff took years to understand. The yellow wrapped around the lotus bud speaks of an unfolding offering. A gift Read More …
Hideout or Retreat
On the city wall in Chiang Mai this brick remnant is marked with crosses of no religious significance, but simply a brick mason’s choice. The old wall servers as a driver’s diversion. The moat surrounding Read More …
Gardens
In the market all the chives were being sold with roots attached. Like the iceberg the biggest part of the plant grew below the surface of the garden. After all these years of using chives Read More …
On the Road Again
That boy riding that ox in that farm caught my digital eye. Those girls in that cart behind that tractor in front of that mound of tires rounded out the scene. The boy tending the Read More …
What’s Cooking?
In the markets shopping was easy. Everything was visible, touchable and there was no packaging. The shredded fresh ginger was both a cooking ingredient and a remedy for a broad range of symptoms. There traditional Read More …
Nature and Nurture at Home
We arrived at the monastery school just before the second meal of the day. After the formalities were exchanged and the nuns sat down to eat in silence we were invited to join them in Read More …