Daddy laid the level on the table and explained how the kitchen floor was tilted. It made me think about how the earth was t...

Put your arms about your Beloved and swing into a slow dance. Rainbow I walk to see the darkness I walk to see the sun I journey throu...

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served...

Near Big Sur, Coast of California on Highway 1 Photo by Elizabeth Munroz 9TH ANNUAL WRITING AND KNOWING POETRY WORKSHOP with Ellen Bas...

"We have all heard the forlorn refrain: "Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time!" This phrase has come to stand for...

Lemony Lemon Brownies Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup flour 2 eggs, large 2 tbsps lemon zest 2 tbsps lemo...

An open letter to my "Heart Children" Dear Ones, I've adopted you over the years as my special Heart Child. (or maybe y...

We live in a society that fears death, and we're raised up to believe death is undesirable... "bad". Imagine what it w...

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES WITH ELLEN BASS TRUTH AND BEAUTY May 28 - June 2, 2013 Taught by Dorianne Laux, Marie Howe, and Ellen Bass Mabel Dodge...

I'm hoping these plants will help protect my garden from a Gopher. I did a search for "what gophers wont eat", and these are...

I've been thinking about how to get rid of my unwanted garden guest. What if I had plants that the gopher didn't like? What if he or...

 I have a gopher in my garden, or perhaps two or three. I don't know. I've never seen the little buggers, but there sure is plenty o...

Genevieve Deane 1953 Niagara Falls, NY Dear Mom, I keep having all these little mini conversations with you in my head as I go about ...

Photo Art by Elizabeth Munroz Evade your eye. Try to see as others do what is desired or refused. What went wrong. Or right, then...

Big Sur Coastline, California Highway One facing north near Bixby Bridge Photo by Elizabeth Munroz THE WRITING LIFE February 8 - 10, 20...