by Juliet Batten | 26, Aug, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
As spring struggles to shake off the vestiges of winter chill, are you feeling impatient? You know that warm weather and outdoor walks are waiting in the wings. But it seems like a long wait for spring to become established. You may be longing to leave... 
by Juliet Batten | 18, Jun, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
Winter returns us to ourselves. Distractions fall away as the nights grow long. We spend more time inside — inside our homes, and inside ourselves. Winter is a soulful season. We are remade as we drift into our depths. We encounter what has been... 
by Juliet Batten | 24, Apr, 2024 | Seasons Newsletter
Every Sunday my Aunt Jessie would visit the graveyard. The graveyard lay on the other side of town, a little further out than our house, so it became a natural thing for me to join her at our gate and run alongside. This is how I came to explore the... 
by Juliet Batten | 25, Oct, 2023 | Seasons Newsletter
I was surprised. She didn’t want to be Persephone in the school play. I thought all the girls would have lusted after the part of the maiden, dancing with her friends amidst the spring flowers, her head crowned with a ring of blossoms. But not... 
by Juliet Batten | 31, Jul, 2023 | Seasons Newsletter
Are you noticing a shift? — subtle but unmistakeable? It happens every year around six weeks after winter solstice. Yes! The returning light (despite kickbacks of chill) begins to bring warmth with it. It can feel like a long wait for this relief....