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.... by Juliet Batten | 25, Jul, 2019 | Seasons Newsletter
At winter solstice the light began to return. And yet we plunged, as always, into the coldest part of winter. And we must wait for relief. If you are in the heat of the northern hemisphere summer, maybe you too are waiting for relief, only in this case it will... 
by Juliet Batten | 9, Apr, 2019 | Seasons Newsletter
The leaves were ankle-deep on Alfred Street. I scuffed through them, enjoying their crackle, while stopping to pick up handfuls to throw in the air. There I was in my red stockings and brown duffel coat, approaching the man whose job it was to rake up... 
by Juliet Batten | 23, Aug, 2018 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
Are you ready for a change of season? In the northern hemisphere, summer will soon be melting into autumn, and I have an autumn message for you. Here in the southern hemisphere, winter is yielding to spring in fits and starts. Weeds are pushing through...