The Coffee Table
Flags, Nudes and Curses
My oldest friend, Billie, (oldest because I’ve known her since the 6th grade, not because she’s lived significantly longer than anyone else...
ISawArkansas
We were sitting out back watching clothes dry on the line last weekend when my neighbor said softly, “When people believe that buying more...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 15 – 21
Five Lights at Dawn, Father’s Day, Summer Begins!
After the strawberry full moon of June 14, and from now till the end of June a...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week March 2 – 7
Lent - 40 Days & 40 Nights – a Reflective Time
Tuesday this week was Mardi (Tuesday) Gras (rich, fat) – always falling the day...
The Nature of Eureka – Perch of the phoenix – Royal Paulownia
“What is that tree that looks like it’s draped in purple foxglove flowers?” I am regularly asked this time of year. In early summer,...
The Dirt on Nicky
Immediately
I took my cup of coffee to the garden on a warm November morning, and a plethora of tasks called for my immediate attention…...
The Nature of Eureka
Grass is greener when it’s brown
I view grasses as a crypto-conundrum. A couple of weeks in May or June, when grasses bloom, I get...
The Nature of Eureka
Weedy Perilla
One culture’s weed is another culture’s food. A common East Asian weed in the eastern United States is perilla (Perilla frutescens), also called...
Stop taking what you’ve been taking
One of the great reasons for moving to Northwest Arkansas is the undeniable feeling of being closer to nature. You don’t even have to...
The Coffee Table
Be Kind to Yourself
After my beloved husband of thirty-three years passed away, I was fortunate enough to have a professional therapist guide me through...