How easy it is to come up with reasons why we are unable to let go. The older we get the more stuff we accumulate, it seems. A group of us w...

Big day today. Went to pick up free herb plant (Epizote) from Freecycle friend. It is supposed to help with gastrointestinal issues I've...

Digital art by Elizabeth Munroz So often over the years, people who learned about my original bone cancer diagnosis and subsequent recur...

The sun rises and the sun sets, but before it sets, the shadows start out ahead of her sneaking across the land, falling upon every plant an...

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...