The Hammer Times

Dedications

  • The Portland Years

    Part 2: Dedicated to Friends of the Body Have you ever started a small project, that grew into a bigger project, and after a while it seemed like the project became your life? That’s how energy or body work started for me, with a hoped for quick fix for anxiety morphing into a seven year Read more

  • Loss

    I’m in a low energy chapter. My oil pan of liveliness is leaking badly, leaving drip marks of sighs beneath me. The sighs are exhales of sorrow. Four friends, each of whom I’d known for decades, have died since Christmas: Pat, Rosemary, Michelle and Gary. ONE: One look at Pat’s smile and twinkling eyes and Read more

  • On Hospitality

    Come in! Come in! Welcome to our home! All is ready. We have swept away the old, anticipating the new, anticipating you. We have even dressed up a little (or a lot!) to celebrate the occasion of you. We have prepared special foods, delectable treats. The wine is poured, the table is set. Come. Welcome Read more

  • Beauty’s Besties: Written for Mom

    Beauty is very popular. She has many, many, many fans. When she shows up as a sunset, people stop and stare, “How beautiful! Isn’t she gorgeous in her red, orange and yellow shimmering cape?” “Oh, one time I saw her at the beach (or mountain top or exotic travel location) and she was spectacular! Maybe Read more