by Beth Coyote | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
The last week or so in our Northwest has seen some tumultuous weather; fierce winds, slanting rain and cold. Streets are full of ‘lakes’ that cars splash through. People hurry along with umbrellas flipping inside out and rain boots and coats. Almost all...
by Beth Coyote | Jun 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
My daughter was injured and in need of surgery. We live a distance from each other but I went to LA to be with her. Helped her dress, eat, take a shower. I combed her long tangled hair and braided it. I hadn’t done that since she was a child. Through it all,...
by Beth Coyote | Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last night the moon was brilliant and huge over my little back yard. I have a lavishly planted garden with a large elderberry bush in the center. Last year she yielded pounds of purple/black berries which a friend and I turned into syrup with honey, ginger, cinnamon...
by Beth Coyote | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
As we set intentions for the new year, it can be a time for reflection as well. 2020 was surely one of the most challenging and distressing years for many of us. A global pandemic with loss of jobs and social connections with attendant isolation and fear. A terrible...
by Beth Coyote | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
The strangest of times. We are ‘sheltering in place’, only leaving our homes to buy food and medicine. We are allowed to walk outside while keeping a distance from our fellow humans. We live on Zoom calls and Face Time. Our hands are chapped from washing....
by Beth Coyote | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
This morning, my dog sitter dropped off Felix after he spent the day and night with him. My dog sitter is a 60 something gay man who lets Felix get on the couch and sleep on his bed. Felix always comes back tired and dirty, signs that he had a great time with Boddi,...
