Petaluma, CA 2026 Beloveds, I had the opportunity to walk my sister’s and niece’s dogs this morning… (please don’t tell Dewey!) And while strolling along through the neighborhood and up past Santa Rosa Junior College/Petaluma, I began to take notice of the smell of the air. The haunting aroma of dry grass and the smell […]
La Bona Dea's Journal of Everyday Magic
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Summer Solstice at Goat Rock Beach, Sonoma Coast, CA
Sand Candle Making to Capture the Essence of Childhood and Play Note: We did not use items from the beach, but brought all decorations from home. If you go to our public lands, always leave them the way you found them, or better yet, with less litter. Blessed Be!
The Ultimate in Letting Go
Six weeks ago I had to do the hardest thing in all of my 56 years. I had to choose to let Buddy Miles go. I had to let go of him so he could shed his tired body, no matter how much it hurt me. Yes, I’ve been divorced, yes, I have lost a […]