by Juliet Batten | 6, Oct, 2022 | Seasons Newsletter
Today my new book, The Persimmon Journal, arrived from the printer, box after box, bursting with the joy of birthing. I will say more about this exciting news in a moment. But first I want to ask you a question. Do you find that some... 
by Juliet Batten | 17, Mar, 2022 | Uncategorized
The woman sitting next to me at the concert pulled a paper bag out of her handbag. ‘Would you like two pears from my tree?’ This was rather surprising, first as I knew her only slightly and hadn’t seen her for two decades. Second, we were... 
by Juliet Batten | 20, Oct, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
How do you bring yourself into alignment with the season? Which season? If you are in the northern hemisphere you will be in autumn right now, and approaching Halloween, Samhain, the festival of the dead, at the end of October. So here’s... 
by Juliet Batten | 20, Apr, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
Outside the dark, noisy café, a woman sat on the pavement. ‘You’ve caught the sun,’ I said, as I stopped to talk. ‘Yes’, ‘it’s sweet autumn’, she replied. I agreed. ‘These fine days feel as if they could last forever.’ ‘But they... 
by Juliet Batten | 18, Mar, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
Happy autumn equinox! And to you in the northern hemisphere, happy spring equinox! At equinox, light and dark, day and night come into balance. At equinox, our two hemispheres of this planet come into balance. We are together, poised in this...