Francis RosenfeldinThe GardenThe Garden of Hope — Worlds WithinAnd did the world provide! When you stop being afraid of it, reality opens up to you to reveal all its beauty and its mysteries, and they…3d ago13d ago1
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayOctober — The Celebration of the Victory of GoodAifa looked out the window, a little worried about a couple of leaden clouds that had started gathering over the horizon. The feast of the…4d ago4d ago
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayOctober — The Blessing of Animals and NatureEverybody loved the Blessing of Animals and Nature, especially the children, of course, who had waited all year to bring their pets to the…Jul 15Jul 15
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DaySeptember — The Feast of TrumpetsThe sun set slowly in the sound of the trumpets, falling like a large orange ball into the sea. The trumpets kept calling as the light…Jul 8Jul 8
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DaySeptember — The Celebration of HarvestThere weren’t many times when the Hearth was bare, but the Celebration of Harvest was one of them. People were scattered around the city…Jul 2Jul 2
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayAugust — The Snake CeremonyAifa, her grandmother and the rest of the Caretakers had been working hard all morning, braiding bunches of colorful ribbons into rainbows…Jun 24Jun 24
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayAugust — Ancestors’ Day“Hurry up, granddaughter, we wouldn’t want our guests to find us unprepared,” Aifa’s grandmother commented, more to assuage her own…Jun 17Jun 17
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayJuly — The Day of Abundance“Knead joyfully, granddaughter, you don’t want that bread to be heavier than a rock,” grandmother teased.Jun 11Jun 11
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayJuly — The Festival of the ChariotsThe middle of July brought with it an abundance of early harvest, but the Caretakers were so busy, they didn’t even notice the buoyant…Jun 3Jun 3