I Want to Carry Pain Like a Tree Does

I Want to Carry Pain Like a Tree Does

Art from Mari Andrew, My Inner Sky, via Rewire   Kate Bowler was 35 years old and had just received tenure and had her first child. Everything seemed to be perfect in her life, and then she was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. Since then, Kate has created an...
I Know This Is a Wonderful Moment

I Know This Is a Wonderful Moment

Photo featured in Jocelyn Sage Mitchell’s 500px Gallery, “Lakes in Maine”   On January 22, 2022, Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (pronounced tik nyaht hahn) passed away. I first learned about his teachings in 2003 from a fellow counselor at Seeds of Peace...
Palomas!

Palomas!

It was Father’s Day, June 16, 2019, when I got an intriguing clue in the NYT Sunday crossword: “Cocktail of tequila and grapefruit soda.” I had no idea what the answer was, but it sounded really good! A bit of a google search revealed the Paloma, and I promptly went...
Mexican Night for the Big 4-0

Mexican Night for the Big 4-0

Nick’s favorite cuisine is Mexican… and good Mexican food is pretty difficult to find outside of the Americas! We are always on the lookout and have found gems in the most surprising of places, like Mojo’s Flying Burritos in Bali, Indonesia, and Viva Mexico by Mr....
Wednesday Night Cocktail Club

Wednesday Night Cocktail Club

By living and teaching abroad in Doha, Qatar, for fourteen years, our friends have become our family. So when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our schools and workplaces in March 2020, our usual source of comfort and camaraderie was shut down too. Our tightly knit...