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  • Low Sun and Full Moon

    When we get to Thanksgiving, I always somehow get the impression that Christmas is just around…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘When our mind is calm in its true sense, nothing can disturb us.’ I don’t have…

  • Two Weekends

    One of the things to appreciate about Thanksgiving (not having grown up with the tradition, it…

  • Tiredness and Rest

    On Wednesday afternoon last week, I went for an afternoon bike ride after a busy few…

  • November Radiance

    I was going to start with, “I know I mention this every year, but this is…

  • Low Sun

    I was going to title this post something like ‘getting back to normal,’ but then I…

  • Wedding Season

    Between last week’s rain and an atmospheric river that is threatening to skirt the region this…

  • The Tail of the Typhoon

    We got woken up by a call very early on Friday; Ruth’s mother, who had been…

  • Onwards

    When I planned out my calendar a few months ago, I kept this past weekend free…

  • Various Storms

    On Saturday morning I awoke to see a message from my sister that my mother had…