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Midsummer Reflections on Disability – 2026

Midsummer is the apex of the rising energy and light culminating in the longest day of the year, and the shortest night of the year. After this moment, the nights start to get longer and we start are drift down towards the longest night of the year, and the shortest day. Summer is high energy, long, hot days. It is the fire element marking high creativity and productivity....

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Lenten Rose

It’s been over three years since Timi & Cubby died. The are both buried under the fig tree in my back yard. Cubby has a fern planted next to his grave. A large, native Sword Fern. Ferns are one of my favorite plants. After I buried Timi, I planted a Lenten Rose a.k.a. Hellebore. I selected a white one for him....

Lenten Rose It’s been over three years since Timi & Cubby died. The are both buried under the fig tree in my back yard. Cubby has a fern planted next to his grave. A large, native Sword Fern. Ferns are one…

Yule: Dreaming

I wrote the following in my Winter Solstice cards that went to family and friends this year: “As the darkness and cold deepen, a tiny light of hope comes to us on the winter solstice as the longest night ushers us toward longer days and eventually summer again. The cycle of the seasons continue, the ebb and flow of time will bring us back around....

Yule: Dreaming I wrote the following in my Winter Solstice cards that went to family and friends this year: “As the darkness and cold deepen, a tiny light of hope comes to us on the winter solstice as the longest…

Rest, The Big Dark, Hygge, & Herbs

The PNW has a term for the shortening days of winter: The Big Dark. Many people experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which is an onset of depression and sadness due to less light and lower energy resulting in sleep issues, and withdrawal. Scandinavians and Nordics embrace winter’s darkness through cultural concepts like hygge (Danish), koselig (Norwegian), and mys (Swedish), which emphasize coziness, simple pleasures, and intimate gatherings to foster togetherness, rest, and winding down rather than attempting to resist the season and onset of darkness....

Rest, The Big Dark, Hygge, & Herbs The PNW has a term for the shortening days of winter: The Big Dark. Many people experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which is an onset of depression and sadness due to less light and lower …