Paradise Redefined (in four parts)

PARADISE (I) Growing up, I attended Saints Peter and Paul Grade School and Andrean High School (named after Bishop Andrew Grutka). It was a big deal for me to go to Catholic school. My parents scrambled and worked long hours to pay the hefty tuition for my private school. [...]

2019-10-20T18:16:57-07:00October 20th, 2019|Health, Hiking, nature, Photography, retreat, Travel, WA, Yoga Adventure|

Long Dark Nights of Winter

Winter Solstice comes early to Little Renaissance.  Every year, we celebrate a Hatha Yoga Winter Solstice Retreat on the first weekend of December at Little Renaissance.   We celebrate early before the busy-ness of the holiday season takes hold. Winter Solstice is a time of quiet firelight, a time to [...]

Behind the Scenes of a Yoga Retreat

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a yoga retreat? Well, here it is.  I think I will spare photos of the piles of laundry, the kitchen counters covered with food items waiting to be chopped, sauteed, roasted, and rendered into delectable dishes, the place before it is [...]

2013-12-02T19:13:21-08:00December 1st, 2013|cooking, Little Renaissance, retreat, Yoga, Yoga Retreat|

Windswept Wonder

marykay celebrated her 70th birthday this past weekend here at Little Renaissance with her family, Rick, and me!   Her children (adult children) Dominic, Dave, Rosemary, and Mike Jude were here with her, celebrating their remarkable mother. marykay booked this weekend's yoga retreat with us well over a year ago.  The [...]

2013-11-04T03:14:36-08:00November 4th, 2013|Family, retreat, writing, Yoga, Yoga Adventure, Yoga Retreat|
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