“Rainmaking is a  weather modification ritual…” Wind bends the almost brittle but not yet wintered Poplar.  Then, snap.  A stick splatter – an irregular display appears like a Jenga mistake across the black top drive.   My wheels maneuver around the... Read More

Cardinal Ruby red fancy pants with your mask as shiny black as a crow’s face your crest as jaunty as Robin Hood’s hat I watch for you daily long for your rich color to flash like an exotic jewel against... Read More

Going home is never straightforward. It’s always an interesting journey, always a trail of memories. Part of my journey to Connersville takes me across State Road 52, which runs east/ west through farm country in the center of our state.... Read More

Almost 30 years ago, I moved into the area around Bloomington known as the “two-mile fringe”. It is an area that is not really a part of the city; we don’t pay city taxes. It is part of Monroe County,... Read More

Of the many things my mother did right -and there are many many right things in spite of some wrongs, was the way she never let a birthday, holiday, or life event pass without giving me another beautiful book in... Read More

This fall, sixteen women have embarked upon WWFaC’s 2015 Conscious Feminine Leadership Training. Speaking for myself, I seek to better understand, embody, and manifest the open-hearted, truth-telling, community-building principles of the conscious feminine in my world. As a group, I... Read More

Reboot to the Poplar Grove Muse blog coming soon! Stay tuned!... Read More