Sarah 'Zarah' Calvert

                                                               The Fairy Bridge, County Roscommons, Ireland

Plans

Plans made. 
Plans change.  And I keep trusting in, what is happening,
Accept what comes my way....

Here are some new lyrics I came up with a couple of weeks ago on Vashon…

Sitting here feeling reflective and pensive on this Sunday in Guanajuato. Relishing in the memories of my recent trip. To say that Bali is magical is somewhat like saying poutine is just okay. I hadn’t really intended on going anytime…

As you can see, the Zafinator knows how to chill. Big time. She’s not fussed with time. She lives in the present moment at ALL times. When a dog barks and attacks her, she’s all good 5 minutes later post-scuffle…

How a Mexican Mutt transformed a Former Commitment-phobe

“Okay, so it’s only been two years, is it too late to give her back?” My higher self knew that yes, it was definitely too late to give Zafi back. And to…

A rose by any other name, still smells as sweet.  Shakespeare
 

And so what could naturally be related to this, “A woman by any other name is still a woman.”

It’s been exactly two years since I started using “Zarah”…

           Mum on my altar (her ashes to the left, which I constantly smuggle back and forth in my carry-on bag)

Happy Halloween...Samhain...All Saints Day....and all that jazz. I’m here in the midst of el Dia de los Muertos (Day of…

                                                             Me and the Zafinator, happily “stranded” in Ajijic


Wow! What a Week! Some of you may remember my old article I had with the Express in Nelson, with the same title. That same caption applies to the past week I’ve…

“I Am Light” 
-India Arie
 

They say that if you don’t use it, you lose it. Language, muscle tone, writing and creating skills, memory and the mind. My writing feels rusty. My voice (both literal and symbolic) feels underused and…

Lessons and Musings inspired by a Mexican Mutt 

I just returned from a 5-day camping trip, originally be 3 days, but due to a broken-down car situation, added 2 days. It was my first trip with Zafi, the pooch I…

                                                                             Sunrise at Haliksai

Haliksai. This is the Hopi word that is used at the beginning of a story. Roughly translated to something like, “Once upon a time”, or “In the beginning”. And so, I begin my story of the last…