One life. Tandem journeys. God breathed.
Spring. It is a time of transition. A waiting period. Pending the presence of tiny green shoots. Pushing up slowly through the damp, rich earth. Their emergence - a promise of seasonal riches. Weather sweeps and swells. Yesterday's warmth beckoned me outside. Clearing garden beds. Planting pansies. Their sweet butterscotch faces bracing for the chill, wrapped... Continue Reading →
Sunshine greeted me this morning. A rare treat in these past weeks of winter's gray. I made my way toward the window with the southern exposure. Mmmmmm. The sun shone warm and inviting. Refracting light through the small, clear glass vase on the sill. The vase that gently cupped a once dormant bulb. A hyacinth-to-be.... Continue Reading →
Winter has arrived quietly. Silent snowflakes fall to blanket the earth. Cascading crystals cart-wheel down from the heavens. Wisps of my breath turn to vapor ~ now curly white, hanging frozen in the air. Mittens warm. Heart light. I follow the path of snow-covered leaves as it winds slowly through the forest. The sound of... Continue Reading →
September. The air is cool at the break of day. Fog settles in to blanket the earth in quiet for the first hours of morning. I step outside into the silence. It's early. The smell of dawn now wet on the grass. A billowy, white veil covers the lake. The horizon hidden by clouds. Vapors... Continue Reading →
I had a few minutes in the morning to call my Mom. It's been a long time since it seemed we really connected. This time our conversation felt different. We chatted about the weather, our plans for the week ahead. She asked about Emma and then said, "I don't know how you do it. It... Continue Reading →
Attraversiamo. Do you remember that beautiful, closing scene from the film "Eat, Pray, Love"? Finally abandoning fear. Relinquishing the what ifs. Resting peacefully in the now and embracing the unknown. Liz had found her word, and was ready to embrace it. Attraversiamo ~ an Italian word, meaning "Let's cross over". Standing in the sunset on that beautiful beach in Bali, she was... Continue Reading →
It all started with "This Old House" on PBS back in the '80s. Then it was YouTube. You could find anything, there. Now, there's even a DIY network. And the dreamer's favorite "do-it-yourself" destination... Pinterest. The notion that we can take on these tasks that we watch the pros do with ease. Just grab a few tools, a... Continue Reading →
She was curled up in the big, over-sized chair. The cats were at her feet, warm and contentedly purring. How nice it was to see her relaxing and stitching again ~ my sweet Louise. When she paused to see what I was doing in the kitchen she asked, "What are those white marks across the... Continue Reading →
The month of March can be fickle. Some days bring the cold winds in, and our cozy, knitted scarves back out. Others are dappled with sunshine, the warm breezes beckoning us to the out of doors. These are the days that are filled with discovery ~ what feats of nature lie beneath the dormant grasses? What... Continue Reading →
My Sweet Louise 