​The New Year has arrived, ripe with the potential for an amazing year full of creativity and New Life! We recently received the crystalline blessing of snow here in the high desert, and we are so grateful! Beautiful white, cleansing crystals of light. The perfect gift from the Devas, and now we are fresh, clean and new. Our Garden Portal was shining in her white beauty! May this be an amazing year for all of us! Many blessings in 2021!!

It's now December, the completion of 2020, the year of clarity and 20/20 vision. And what a year it has been! The light is pouring onto the Planet, while the dark is scrambling, kind of like bugs in the dark when the flashlight beam hits them. And, my oh my, do they scramble! And it's not over yet! Here in the gardens, the harvest is in and we're spending nights by the fire shucking beans. And, like everything else in 2020, bringing those precious beans to fruition this year has been a challenge! The spring frosts almost froze them, the relentless summer heat nearly fried them, the blanket of heavy smoke in late summer nearly choked them and then the grand finale of an early frost almost took them down!  We had to make the herculean effort in a relentless cold wind to cover their 8 to 10 ft. vines with sheets, tarps and frost cloth, And the ripening beans were saved! And now we're shucking our beautiful beans after this year of adversity-what a gift they are! On the same note, here we are at the end of 2020, feeling just like those beans. Each new challenge has forced us to change, to grow and to evolve. It is deep soul work on the Planet right now and that's never easy. The fight between dark and light has been fierce and we've each had to stretch and find-and then live-our own truth. Many have been pulled out of the lives they knew, their souls placing them where their souls wanted to be. It's been an intense passage.
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During the month of December, as we wind our way towards the darkest night at Solstice (which happens to be a time when we will be flooded by new sources of light, all divinely orchestrated!), we can look back at the year and find the gifts of awakening that we've received through the challenges. We now experience the blessings of an expanded soul and the beginning of our Planet's awakening. It has been one tough year, no doubt about it, but we've made it through. And no matter how it looks on the surface, our souls are shining their bright light. Just like those beans!

It's the season of Fall where I live, and after such a tumultuous year, I am happy to say that I have not only survived but somehow thrived through the events that became 2020. It has not been an easy time for any of us of course, but, my oh my, the personal growth has been tremendous. And it just keeps going!
Our gardens have experienced a rough and also remarkable year as well! Relentless heat waves in the Valley have been the key player, even into Fall, and all hands have been on deck for this one! Through the diligence of my husband and I, along with the support of all the Nature Beings of the Land, the garden has continued to shine. It just took a lot more trust and patience in the process along with bucket loads of love and light!
​The month of November will also be a tricky one, both in and out of the garden, as Nature's deep cleansing weather patterns will ramp up to the end of the year. And in this country we have a polarized election process going on as well, offering us the view of a broken system playing out in 3D glory! But, of course, the only way out is through, and we have to see it to heal it, and so we shall. I wish for all of you to have a blessed Fall season and that you may enjoy the final days of  your garden shine. It will be the resting season soon...

We're at the height of summer now, where the first flush of spring beauty has become a distant memory. In the long, hot days of summer, the heat-loving flowers will thrive, while fruits and vegetables will ripen on the vine. We lost a lot of our fruit this year due to a killing frost in mid spring, but we still have plenty of figs from the mama fig tree to savor and we also have plenty of tasty garden vegetables to keep us healthy and happy! And, as always, we're grateful to the gardens and the garden helpers for all the fruits and vegetables that will keep us humming, even in the summer heat! ​

​We're heading into that lovely month of March when the grips of winter are finally letting go and the first breath of spring is awakening our senses. In the garden that means the first bulbs are up and blooming!  Bright little cups of Crocus in an array of lollipop colors are scattered about, singing their songs of new life and joy! Sweet smelling hyacinths in hues of of purple and pink are also blooming, a nose to them brings such a heady perfume it can make your head spin! And then, there are the first cheerful daffodils, nodding their golden faces to the Sun, welcoming it's beautiful light back into the garden.
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The Vernal Equinox is only a breath away on the 19th of March, and that marks a pause of equal light for the Earth. In the Northern hemisphere, she is slowly tilting her head towards the Sun again. We welcome the glorious light as our growing season begins. In the Southern hemisphere, the energies are moving towards the high point of harvest, celebrating another season of growth. March for them means the pause before Earth tilts her head away from the Sun and the light begins to soften. Soon it will be their rest time.

​Wherever you find yourself on this spinning globe, may the month of March create a beautiful passage for you as you travel from one season to the next. Take time to pause during this special cosmic event and bless the dance of  Earth and Sun as they create the beautiful seasons of our lives. And though it's true these seasons also bring challenges to our world, it's important to remember that underneath all the challenges, there is light. And light is always a good thing..