Fran Meneley Happy New Year to friends near and far! I'm afraid my head hit the pillow before the clock struck midnight, but it was the New Year somewhere. This owl came to roost in the tree outside my kitchen window last week on the day we found out that my daughter got into NYU. I love … Continue Reading
Winter has finally come to visit us here on the high plains of Colorado – with 5 inches of new snow (the first of the year) and 2 degrees this morning – yup…it's winter. And with the hub bub of December and 2010 just about behind us, there's the new to look forward to. … Continue Reading
The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice– though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. "Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. You knew what you had … Continue Reading
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Along the edge of ancient maps it used to say, 'Here There Be Monsters.' What does it say at the edge of your map and why does it say that? Lying on my back, staring up at the sky on a warm summer night, my feelings are mixed and heavy. The stars present a concept … Continue Reading
The first day of December…almost the return to the light with the coming solstice. I am drawn to Guadalupe this time of year, remembering her feast day on the 12th. The divine feminine, she shows up in so many religions and spiritual practices. Giving light and love and nurturing during this dark time of year. … Continue Reading
i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and the blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth day … Continue Reading
Last weekend my husband and I left the kids for the day (one of the great joys of having almost grown up kids – no babysitters) and bombed down to Taos to pick up the doors that I had found last summer for my new studio. And of course if I'm anywhere within about a 100 … Continue Reading
The snow and the fog settled into northern Colorado this week, but Monday was a day to remember – cerulean skies and warm temps – a perfect morning for a walk with my trusty iPhone camera (I know!) in my hip pocket. The fallen leaves intrigued me with their Canadian alligiance against the pebbley sidewalk… … Continue Reading