Previous Newsletters

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Cherry Blossom Equinox Newsletter March 21, 2019 Cherry Blossom Time! In 1912, the Japanese government gave 3000 cherry trees to our nation’s capital, which were planted around the Tidal Basin on the National

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Saturnalia Newsletter December 17, 2018 Saturnalia, the festival of the Roman god Saturn, and based upon a more ancient Greek and Egyptian traditions for this dark time of year, is still celebrated throughout Europ

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Japanese Journey Newsletter June 29, 2018 Yin-Yang When I first rescued the Japanese house, created in 1965 by the legendary Japanese potter, Teruo Hara, the place had been in disrepair, vandalized, and finally shut down

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S A Calculated Risk 25th Anniversary Newsletter  December 1, 2017   A Calculated Risk Turns 25! November, 2017, marks the 25th anniversary of the hardback publication of A Calculated Risk! In celebration, starti

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Autumn Adventure in Art Newsletter September 21, 2017   Happy Autumn Equinox Happy New Moon of Autumn! On the equinox (the time each year when day and night are equal) we’d better get stocked up for the winter

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Hazel Month Newsletter August 4, 2017   Lammas Night In ancient times, Celtic months were named for trees. Today, August 4, is the last day of Tinne, the Celtic Holly month. Tomorrow, Coll, the month of the Ha

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S April Pilgrimage Newsletter April 4, 2017   April Arrives According to one of my favorite poets, TS Eliot, April is a scary month that brings unwanted feelings:      APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding    

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Twelfth Night – Epiphany Newsletter January 6, 2017   Twelfth Night Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas, is one of my favorite holidays: traditionally, the night when the three Magi, bearing gifts fro