Paris’s First Flowers of Spring

I’ve been diligently watching the little green buds that have poking through the dry grass of late. Today, after a morning shower and in the afternoon sun, I noticed the first blossoms. Hurray! It has been a long winter. I smile.

To Begin Anew

After a week of working on this email to my old mandala team I have just sent it out. I gladly share here also with you.—–It is with great joy that I say… “Bonjour!”This letter is being typed from a light, love and flower filled apartment in...

Crafting an Intention

From Paris, I have begun work on the resurgence of the 1Mandala project. Somehow I find my self in a luminous moment to be able to rekindle and recraft the intention. I do so with not a little tepidation– knowing that each thought we put out creates, I am fully...

Culinary Fun in France

Last weekend Abby and I threw a Dutch/Canadian dinner party. We concocted a Canadian dish (maple syrup marinated salmon) and embellished it with Hollandaise sauce– a culinarily symbolic dish of us, andwhat we have to share with our friends. Tanya brought her...

Lovely Brune

Last night Abby and I caught a R&B Soul Concert Contest. Brune, a diminutive French woman who I met through my 1Mandala presentation back in October, was performing. The last time I had met her, we were both a little under the weather, and we sipped tea in a bar....

Wandering the Streets of Paris

GeoTagged, [N48.86877, W2.39000]Paris! Here I am. Wandering the streets of this great city, I can’t quite beleive that this is where I am living. Quelle vie! Our apartment is surrounded by a vast array of fantastic amenities– a dance studio, a bakery,...