Sunsets in winter are earlier, but can be spectacular! Even here in the temperate climate there are seasons and it pays to work with the rhythms of nature. I am part of it all after all. Winter is beautiful at Fosterton retreat- a great time for cozy nights and cool walks. We’re fortunate to have rain over the last few weeks as it was pretty dry. Soft rain day after day means the ground has absorbed the water and the difference is wonderful. Caterpillars are using all kinds of places to...

Sometimes we describe difficult times in our lives as winter, probably influenced by the famous line from William Shakespeare's play Richard III "Now is the winter of our discontent". Based on this idea, it has been another wintery year for us: from the call in the night about our son-in-law’s passing, Bronwyn spending half the week with our daughter and grandchildren to support them as they navigate the changes, grief and all those ‘firsts’, Max keeping Fosterton retreat pottering along,...

I've been thinking a lot lately about sacrifice, as we moved through ANZAC Day [1] , Ramadan [2] , Lent, Easter [3] , Passover [4] . As...