The Owl Lady

The Owl Lady

It is a story my young piano students never tire of hearing—the tale of Rocksie the Owl and her babies. I always share it when they begin learning a song called The Birch Tree, about a little bird who falls from its nest. Yet comfort is given, for the … Read...
Talk to Trees for Earth Day!

Talk to Trees for Earth Day!

On Earth Day which we celebrate on April 22nd I always love to do this fun activity with children where they talk to the trees! And yes, adults can do it too! But Gaia has told me to think of every day as Earth Day! So that means talking to … Read the rest...
The Magical Sword

The Magical Sword

Recently, when visiting with my five-year-old grandson, a memory returned from more than forty years ago. It came when he tucked a magical sword down his back.  At that time, my friend and I were the only teachers in our moms group—but it was our two four-year-old...
Nudges from the Universe

Nudges from the Universe

  So many of us have stories when a loved one transitions of the signs, the synchronicities, the messages. One of the gifts can be that we see our lives from a different perspective. We are brought into a different state of awareness, of consciousness… . My...
The Rainbow Light

The Rainbow Light

  I suppose one of my most important strategies when I was a new teacher many years ago was how to place the children in my classroom. Put a calm child next to a rowdy one! And then there was the understanding that my inner landscape affected the children. We...