Because there never seems to be enough time.

It was early afternoon in late December. In just a few hours our holiday guests would be arriving. So, I headed out to the winter garden in hopes of finding some herbs for a favorite recipe we had planned for dinner. The plants had all fallen dormant for the season. Hunkering down for the cold... Continue Reading →

December 30, 2018 0

Finding your way in the darkness ~ stories of light & hope.

Today is the winter solstice. The shortest day of the year. We will spend more hours beneath the cloak of night than in the brilliance of day. Of course, the calendar tells of this. But if we are observant of our surroundings - the weeks past and the changing patterns of light - we know... Continue Reading →

December 21, 2018 2

Searching for comfort in the holiday blur.

It was soon after the turkey and the cranberry relish. My Sweet Louise and I had a few days off together. No work. No school. No travel. The previous months had been a whirlwind of activity. A frenzied flourish of theatre rehearsals that culminated the weekend before Thanksgiving. It was a marvelous musical ~ a truly... Continue Reading →