Of all the seasons nature brings, my soul is drawn to one. I feel my senses spring to life as Summer comes undone. My eyes behold a palette bold of trees in gold and red that burst with joy for one last song on leaves as yet unshed. Color is… Read More Autumn Senses
Its been a year now and I’m ready to tell the story. It’s rather lengthy, much like these past months, so pull up a stump and I’ll tell you a tale… Labor Day Weekend – nothing grand or exciting in our home. We sometimes plan a cookout or a backyard bonfire, but mostly its been… Read More The Labor Day Incident
Dear Lord I thank you for this beautiful day. It really was beautiful today, wasn’t it? And that breeze…fabulous coming through the windows. But, those WINDOWS – UGH – they need a serious washing! I’m out of ammonia. Sudsy ammonia – Gram always said to use sudsy. Trip to… Read More Bedtime Prayer from an INFJ Mind
Raise your hand if you DIDN’T have a childhood that included Little Golden Books! I would guess that very few hands are in the air, as generations of children can count them among their earliest memories. In the early 1940s, the idea to develop a line of children’s books that was colorful, affordable, and readily… Read More Little Golden Books
Memorial Day I walked beside your stone today and tarried there to ponder. Who were you when once you lived upon this earth? I wonder… A faded flag, a marker carved tells me you stood with honor and to that end your life was lost for ground you now lie under. Were there… Read More Memorial Day
The “Rezzie” in Spring… This is my back yard! It is exactly as the title implies — a reservoir, but also a hidden, ecological paradise of which I am fiercely protective. Located about thirty steps from the back edge of my property line, the “Rezzie” (as the locals call it) is roughly a dozen acres… Read More The “Rezzie” in Spring…
Things I Love… (in no particular order) CW Autumn MY Spaghetti Celtic Music Books Wood Smoke Turtles Shaker Gardens Antiques Photography Our Children Apple Pie Genealogy A 1948 Chevy Pickup Shrimp Alfredo Anything Alfredo Amish Quilts Garden Ponds Lemon Thyme Lagerfeld (on CW) Baby Dolls Friends Celtic Harp Christmas Eve Fishing Hydrangeas Old Photographs… Read More These Things I Love…
Feed Them… Baskets of Love I’m absolutely CRAZY about this idea! It’s an outreach project with such a huge impact, but so easy to do and with the potential to involve a whole community. It’s hard to believe that in this country, in this time, there are actually people who don’t get regular, healthy meals… Read More Feed Them… Baskets of Love
Serving as the Hands of God… J.D. & Huff His name was David, but I don’t think many people knew that. He went by “Huff” or “Huffy,” a shortened version of his surname and it better suited him all the way around. Huff was a character to be sure. A visible presence in our… Read More J.D. & Huff — Serving as God’s Hands
Let it Be… (My Garden in August) Amid my August garden lie remains of glory past — wilting greens, forgotten blooms, thick weeds grown wild and vast. The ordered rows and blossoms fair have journeyed past their prime. I’ve ceased to battle nature’s will,… Read More Let it Be… (My Garden in August)