The Meta-Cognitive Process At the last Geotran class (February 2019), our instructor talked about the unique ways each person processes. The brain loops through seven processing modes, and the order in which you engage these modes creates your particular unique mind/creativity. Our teacher Dorothy Espiau, creator of Geotran, also mentioned these seven modes maybe ten…
Vegan Lemon Curd I love lemon curd: the texture, the bright lemon burst of flavor, the way it’s not too sweet (like jam) but so spreadable on biscuits and ryvita… oatcakes… toast… even pumpernickel or Vollkornbrot. Before I ever moved to England (in 1972), some family friends had just come back from a two-year sojourn; …
Here’s another great WAR (Work Avoidance Ritual) to gladden the hearts of your household… or, in my case, the Mathematician’s Potluck next Wednesday! Four for Fudge Cake That’s right – only four ingredients (plus a pinch of salt). This is NOT vegan: there are eggs, and possibly a bit of dairy in the chocolate, depending…
Debts and Debits I was lying in bed this morning and had a revelation about debts. In the cosmic accounts, there is a credit column and a debt (or debit) column. When someone owes us money (or anything else), and they don’t pay it back, that sits in the debit column, and attracts more of…
Timing… Those who know me (personally or professionally) have probably noticed that I’m an impatient person. This is both ironic and predictable: like other Generators (in Human Design), my Strategy is to WAIT to receive. So… I’m designed to be receptive (which is in alignment with the divine feminine principles of wisdom, ordering, and receiving). What all…
Spring in Santa Barbara Oh, to be in England, now that spring is here… Well, not really. But I am in Santa Barbara for a few days, soaking up the delicious sun and admiring the intense greens of new grass and leaves. It will be another month before we get the same level of springiness…
Winter in the Midwest It’s raining. Again. I lived in the UK for 20 years followed by five years in Vermont, so you’d think I would be used to the precipitation—but that’s why I moved south and west until I ended up in California. After 18 years in a Mediterranean climate, what am I doing…
Entrelac Rainbow Afghan I have just finished this entrelac rainbow afghan. I used the knitting machine; the technique is fairly intricate, picking up each square in turn from the diamond below, but reasonably straightforward once you’ve done a dozen squares or so. The tricky part was finding the right colors of approximately the same weight…
Lent: Time for Spring Cleaning In the Christian churches, Lent is the period of penance and prayer running up to Easter. It’s intended to prepare you for the Easter and its annual cycle of sacrifice and renewal. In 2019, Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5, and of course it ends at Easter. In…
Fasching and Lent Back in 1972, my father’s side of the family had a pleasant, sunny flat in Vienna. Now, Austria is a strongly Catholic country, and I’ve noticed that Catholic countries are, in general, much more fun-loving than the colder Protestant countries like Germany, England, and Scandinavia. Maybe it’s about having more sun and…