Remembering my dad, Rich Gilks who died 7 years ago on fathers day, which also happened to be the Solstice that year. He was a quiet man, with sharp green eyes, and his music and love will always be with me. As a young girl I’d lay in bed at night falling asleep to the sound of his haunting melodies ringing from his piano and my eyes would literally drip tears because it was so sad and beautiful. He wrote many kinds of music over his career, but my favorite will always be his

Happy Summer Solstice! I'm writing this as we drive back up to NY after a nice visit with family down south. What a great way to start the new season. I'm trying to focus on bringing good things into my life and I hope you are, too! Here is a beautiful poem by Walt Whitman to kick us off. As Above, So Below. xo Jessie Thou orb aloft full dazzling, Flooding with sheeny light the gray beach sand; Thou sibilant near sea, with vistas far, and foam, And tawny streaks and shades,