Saturday 11 May 2019

Natural Lifemanship with Nabokov

I use the Natural Lifemanship model to work with my horses in the round pen, to help them develop self-regulation and learn to connect with me. Although the work derives from natural READ MORE →

Wednesday 17 Apr 2019

Sharon Olds’s Brilliant Odes

Book Reviews

Sharon Olds teaches at NYU and I got to hear her read some of the odes several years ago, before they were published—pure delight! Many are about stuff you can't mention in polite READ MORE →

Wednesday 06 Mar 2019

Yummy Butternut Squash Soup

Healthy Living, Recipes

Another recipe from Aimee Raupp's Body Belief cleanse, this savory, nourishing soup has become a favorite in our house. With its vibrant color, rich flavor, and healing ingredients, READ MORE →

Thursday 21 Feb 2019

Turnabout Breeding Makes History

Horses

This past year was a beyond-wildest-dreams kind of season for our reining-horse breeding program: we became the first owner to achieve the three simultaneous honors of Leading Sire, READ MORE →

Friday 08 Feb 2019

Avocado Chicken Salad

Healthy Living, Recipes

I discovered this creamy, limey chicken salad during Aimee Raupp's Body Belief cleanse program—a superfood cleanse that reduces systemic inflammation for powerful healing. This recipe READ MORE →

Sunday 23 Dec 2018

Hometown in Winter

Healthy Living, Travel

Walking in my hometown is good for the body and soul. This seaside Massachusetts village, called Annisquam, is part of the city of Gloucester, America's oldest fishing port. The village READ MORE →

Monday 10 Dec 2018

Rigatoni Carbonara

Recipes

"A deli egg-bacon-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified, fetishized and turned into an Italian tradition," says this NY Times recipe. Ah, Carbonara! When I'm making READ MORE →

Friday 16 Nov 2018

Adler’s Sage Advice on Eating and Living Well

Healthy Living, Book Reviews

Tamar Adler’s book An Everlasting Meal: Cooking With Economy and Grace is a delightful guide to feeding ourselves with delicious, homemade, whole foods that use all parts of all things. READ MORE →

Friday 26 Oct 2018

Inner Balance: Biofeedback for Wellbeing

Healthy Living

The HeartMath Institute offers at-home biofeedback that cultivates health, resilience, and overall wellbeing for your body and mind. It's meditation-esque, but not exactly the same. READ MORE →