Food Poem – The Scent of Apple Cake by Marge Piercy
Yet another benefit to baking: “to make sweetness where there is none.” I also loved the part about the sweetness of babies before “their wills sprouted like mushrooms.” Hope you … Continue reading
Wobblyogi Wednesday – Summer Book Club!
May I Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Yoga and Changing my Mind by Cyndi Lee Take this book to the beach with you as you relax in the sun and … Continue reading
Hunger, courage and a snack in Oslo
I found a bench for myself and began gnawing greedily at my snack. It did me a lot of good; it had been a long time since I’d had such … Continue reading
Food Poem – Market Day by Linda Pastan
This poem beautifully illustrates the universal principle of local food. Food memories and experiences across space and time have a common language. Have a wonderful week everyone! We have … Continue reading
Food Poem – Nurse by Dorianne Laux
Here is a strange poem connecting a nurse’s day to her dinner at home and her children. It celebrates the body mediated by a mom, a nurse through a combination … Continue reading
Food Poem – The First Green of Spring by David Budbill
This is the perfect poem for today, Amani’s birthday. Happy 22nd Birthday my baby. May we all celebrate “this green, this life.” Out walking in the swamp picking cowslip, marsh … Continue reading
Wobblyogi Wednesday – Yoga Poem- The Necessary Brevity of Pleasures by Samuel Hazo
Enjoy this yoga AND a food poem celebrating moderation. May we all have the wisdom to “savor every bite of grub with equal gratitude.” Prolonged, they slacken into pain or … Continue reading
Wobblyogi Wednesday – Learning to Breathe
I am fighting a battle; I fear I am losing. It started as a cute blossom filled spring-time allergy that morphed into an angry full-blown, noisy nose blowing, scratchy throat … Continue reading
Yoga Poem – Be Kind by Michael Blumenthal
Not merely because Henry James said there were but four rules of life— be kind be kind be kind be kind—but because it’s good for the soul, and, what’s more, … Continue reading
Wobblyogi Wednesday – Dance Mom Meditation
Here is the meditation that helped me emotionally survive a weekend of dance competition. Almost. Our late start Saturday morning thankfully gave me time to sit for 20 minutes. The … Continue reading
