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Colorado Trail Completed!

On July 26, 2015, I completed hiking the Colorado Trail — a 486-mile route from Denver to Durango.  I had started on April 7, 2012, in hopes of hiking the trail little-by-little each hiking season and completing it before my 60th birthday.  Done!  I’m so...

New Book Release

Great news!  An article by Diane is included in this newly released book. Life-Cycle Ceremonies: A Handbook for Your Whole Life is a compilation of ceremonies and rituals written by experienced Certified Life-Cycle Celebrants® from all over the world, who share their...

Celtic Harp Retreat

At the beginning of May, I joined harpist friends in Colorado for our annual Celtic Harp Retreat.  It was a wonderful relaxing weekend of music and friendship.  There was a labyrinth on site.  Some of us walked the labyrinth on Sunday morning….or played while...

Fall Wedding in Evergreen

I officiated at a wedding in early October, right after the severe floods in Colorado.  Evergreen wasn’t immune to the flooding, but somehow the beautiful spot right next to the creek at Brook Forest Inn was spared. The wedding ceremony included two symbols made...

A Ceremony for Life’s Transitions

I led a ceremony on November 30 for a woman who had been through several significant transitions in 2012.  The ceremony included her walking a labyrinth with symbols of both positive and negative memories that she was carrying.  In the middle, she put in a separate...

Music for Haiti

I’ve been supporting music programs in Haiti for more than five years and felt it was time to visit the country.  So at the beginning of November, I traveled to Port-au-Prince with the nonprofit organization Instrumental Change.  Five of us flew from Boston,...