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"Hi Honey, I'm Home" # 3: Lilacs in the driveway
28 May 08 06:48 PM | Beth Patterson | 0 Comments   
This is the next post in the series, "Hi Honey, I'm Home", as we work with the contest, "Where's Home?" It's been raining here in Central Oregon for a week. Many of you may say, 'isn't that what it does in Oregon--rain?' and you would be correct... except Read More...
Tea for Two, Deja Vu
18 March 08 06:00 PM | Beth Patterson | 0 Comments   
"Where there's tea, there's hope." Had to be one of our Brit friends who quipped this, yes? Tea for Two...2008! Can it be that it was a year ago that we jumped-started this website with the Tea for Two...Million campaign? Well, so, you are invited to Read More...
At play in the heart of the matter, Take 2!
16 March 08 08:32 AM | Beth Patterson | 1 Comments   
del.icio.us Tags: trees , connection , play , dreams , windows One of the joys as well as potholes of hosting a rich and engaging site like the Virtual Tea House is that I'm constantly scouting around, looking for cool stuff to 'drag home' to the site. Read More...
Guest post: A little bread, cheese and tulips for the soul
04 March 08 05:17 PM | Beth Patterson | 4 Comments   
Poem of the Month Club: Tulips for the Soul of It This guest blog is from Karen (Krayna) Castelbaum. Krayna is a psychotherapist, psycho-dramatist ,spiritual director, dream diva, poet, artist, and all-round mensch. Plus, she’s a lot of fun to hang with! Read More...
Holy Fool Wannabe
15 February 08 02:38 AM | Beth Patterson | 3 Comments   
I got a delightful kick in my pants early this morning from some new spiritual firends! I've been in communication with Helen Mildenhall who hosts a wonderful site dedicated to Christian dialogue called "Conversation at the Edge". This is how the site Read More...
Happy 1st birthday to the Virtual Tea House!
09 February 08 12:07 AM | Beth Patterson | 0 Comments   
"Abu Yazid made his periodic journey to purchase supplies at the bazaar in the city of Hamadhan--a distance of several hundred miles. When he returned home, he discovered a colony of ants in the cardamon seeds. He carefully packed up the seeds again and Read More...
Woodpecker Wisdom: Encounters of yet another kind
05 February 08 02:53 AM | Beth Patterson | 0 Comments   
I had this experience on Sunday February 3 rd . I took it to my dream circle on Monday the 4th, as a ‘waking dream’ and that group of wise women very graciously helped me begin to unpack it. I’m at my house, getting ready to try to remove the foot of Read More...
Trekking in India and Nepal with Bill
03 February 08 06:41 AM | Beth Patterson | 3 Comments   
Trekking in India and Nepal with Bill Wilson from Montrose, CO Bill is an accomplished potter and a soulful spiritual seeker. We met while both in service for hospice, and fell into spiritual friendship …Bill’s been a spiritual mentor and mirror for me Read More...
Sharing the stove
02 December 07 04:27 AM | Beth Patterson | 4 Comments   
"We don't have to be each other's cup of tea, but tolerance lets a variety of kettles peacefully share the stove." NPR This I Believe essay: True Tolerance by Joel Engardio This week I had an email dialogue with my oldest 'surviving' friend--the one that Read More...
Not even close
18 November 07 10:04 AM | Beth Patterson | 7 Comments   
It's raining here in central Oregon. For those of you who are not familiar with the variety of ecozones in this amazing state, and envision pictures of drippy green, mossy temperate rain forests or craggy coastline when you think of Oregon you might be Read More...
If you build it, they will come!
23 September 07 06:45 AM | Beth Patterson | 2 Comments   
As members of the Central Oregon Community Fire Circle sat around the fire in my backyard last night and shared sweetness, pain, laughter and large doses of love, I was thinking about the meaning of 'church'. A couple of the members of the community, Read More...
She walks in beauty
28 July 07 07:38 AM | Beth Patterson | 0 Comments   
The following story, passed on to me by a dear friend, Curielle, who lives in western Colorado, where the mountains meet the canyons and buttes, reminded me of this poem by Sophia de mello Breyner , a well-loved Portuguese poet. I'm Listening I'm listening Read More...
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Blogs and Birdfeeders, or 'what is the sound of one voice blogging'?
26 May 07 05:57 AM | Beth Patterson | 3 Comments   
My backyard is a high-desert oasis. I bought an old home in Bend, Oregon almost 3 years ago, and am busily cleaning and sprucing as time and finances allow. I really love the space I'm creating there. An ancient 'grandmother' weeping birch tree is smack-dab Read More...
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