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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

“Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hang on too long.” ~ Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie I spent a good part of yesterday in the kitchen restocking the pantry by canning vegetable stock, chicken stock, black and kidney beans. It was a long and lovely day. I feel ready to embrace autumn. Remember hygge, […]

Monday, September 18, 2017

“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” ~ Joseph Campbell Letting go of the week that we planned and leaning in to the one that is waiting for us this morning. It’s starting to feel like autumn and there for flowers to […]

Saturday, September 16, 2017

“I don’t think that we’re meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith.” ~ Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember I hear the words from the doctor but seeing the picture of my husband’s heart with the main artery 90% blocked makes it real. I wonder if […]

Thursday, September 14, 2017

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” ~ Corrie ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook Sometimes everything tilts suddenly and we are reminded how folly it is to hold on too tightly. We bend, make adjustments, and fall into faith. We do our best not to get caught up […]

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

“One’s action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere rushing on.” ~ D.H. Lawrence I wake, restless, again; body protesting, mind flitting from here to there. I check in: what day is it? What do I have to do today? Ah yes, an appointment or two in town, an email […]

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

“A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself. ~ May Sarton I arrive at the garden early, intending to pluck the single remaining cucumber then pull out the vine and so some general clean-up. Once I start, I find that I don’t want to stop. I pull […]

Monday, September 11, 2017

“If you don’t know where you’re from, you’ll have a hard time saying where you’re going.” ~ Wendell Berry Awake long before dawn, in the stillness of the early morning, I write about endings and beginnings, shovelling words like sand into a box that I will play with and tidy up later. I’m working on a […]

Sunday, September 10, 2017

“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle, A Ring of Endless Light I’m baking bread before we head to church this morning. There are beautiful garden fresh heirloom tomatoes on my kitchen counter begging to be enjoyed on a buttered slab with just a titch of salt […]

Saturday, September 9, 2017

“Silence is like scouring sand. When you are quiet, the silence blows against your mind and etches away everything that is soft and unimportant.” ~ Gordon Hempton For a short week this one has felt long. And busy. Lots going on and lots on my mind, all culminating with a restless night. Coffee is my good and […]

Friday, September 8, 2017

“Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.” ~ Isaac Newton I was hunting for a quote to go with today’s photo and came across a number of articles with multiple recipes for different ways to enjoy Swiss chard. It got me thinking about a couple […]