By Amy Martin on March 1, 2016 In my backyard, there is a tree that blooms. When we moved here many years ago, it was lost in the darkness of oaks and cedar elms that […]
Vivian Castleberry: A pioneer in moving women and humanity forward through peace

A pioneer of women’s rights and international peace for 80 years, she contemplates retirement for real, but first has one last goal to meet by Amy Martin Vivian Castleberry is not ready to retire from […]
photo essay: Women’s RED New Moon

Sunday, Feb. 7 The Red Temple featuring the Vagina Hall (otherwise known as the abode of Amy “Moonlady” Martin) It was exuberant and smoky, a rollicking wild ride sandwiched between those heartfelt and fascinating […]
Elva Roy and Ambassadors For Aging

January-February 2016 Helping Arlington and the mid-cities civic community get ready for the Silver Tsunami by Amy Martin “Be the kind of woman who when your feet hit the floor in the morning the […]
The Aging Hippie: Becoming a Crazy Aunt

by Amy Martin Issue – Fort Worth, January-February 2016 Hippiedom is superb training for being the crazy aunt. A good hippie embraces each day as a unique gift overflowing with creative potential and opportunities […]
Cosmic & calendar highlights 2016

Just the highlights, not an inclusive list. Lots of seasonal dates and Full Moons falling on weekends, including a Saturday spring equinox. Biggie of the year: Full Moon weekend Summer Solstice! Next biggie: Lunar Samhain and […]
The Aging Hippie: Crepuscular

by Amy Martin Sleepless nights and too much rumination. Menopause is long past, so I don’t have that to blame. By this point in the fall, the longer nights should have me in a mood […]
Mosquito Madness: monitoring spray plans / do not spray list / reporting possible West Nile

How to monitor City of Dallas mosquito spraying plans Bookmark and check this page regularly: City of Dallas West Nile alerts http://spwebext1.dallascityhall.com/departments/codecompliance/WestNile/Pages/default.aspx Bookmark and check this page regularly: Dallas Citizens for Safer Mosquito Control https://www.facebook.com/groups/500647603298628/ […]
Hippie funerals: Homegrown grieving

I’ve become quite the expert in hippie funerals. By experience, alas. The early-to-go baby boomers, the ones felled by cancer, too many of those, and folks like my friend Stu, who we still don’t know […]
Aging Hippies: Spring Fever

By Amy Martin February 25, 2015 Are you an aging tree-hugging hippie? If true, spring equinox is our day. My hippie roots run deep. It was 1969 and the flower children of Dallas were abloom. […]
Remembrances and Condolences for Stuart Kraft

Remembrances and Condolences for Stuart Kraft Art & Seek eulogy Dallas Morning News coverage Collected from Facebook Cindy Bennett So sorry for your loss. Marc Bennett & I loved Stu & will miss him […]