Linda Hoye's Blog, page 143
May 13, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” ~ Albert Schweitzer I wake gently from a dream, a vivid dream that is both terrifying and comforting, that comes with a message. I am at my retirement celebration. It is a grand thing with a room full of people and […]
May 12, 2017
Friday, May 12, 2017
“I observe, I write, I try not to remember the life that I didn’t want to lose but lost and have to remember.” ~ Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The other day I chatted briefly with on of the residents at the care home where my mother-in-love now resides. She told me how […]
May 11, 2017
Thursday, May 11, 2017
“Nothing is more wistful than the scent of lilac, nor more robust than its woody stalk, for we must remember that it is a tree as well as a flower, we must try not to forget this.” ~ Stevie Smith The sun is shining and it’s calm–a beautiful spring morning. It’s hard to believe we’re under a weather […]
May 10, 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
“This gardener’s rule applies to youth and age, When young sow wild oats, but when old grow sage.” ~ Henry James Byron The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a hotter than normal summer for this area. Of course it also says we should be enjoying near-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation right now which isn’t happening so, while […]
May 9, 2017
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
“Wait on the Lord” is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for action in the present, or […]
May 8, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.” ~ A.A. Milne, […]
May 7, 2017
Sunday, May 7, 2017
“None can have a healthy love for flowers unless he loves the wild ones.” ~ Forbes Watson This is another one of the tiny wildflower blossoms Gerry brought home the other day. Like the one I shared yesterday, this tiny flower is no more than a half-inch long. Today’s the day of the giant community […]
May 6, 2017
Saturday, May 6, 2017
“It is frightfully difficult to know much about the fairies, and almost the only thing for certain is that there are fairies wherever there are children.” ~ J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens These tiny wild flowers, each blossom a half-inch in length at best, look like lanterns in a fairy garden, don’t you […]
May 5, 2017
Friday, May 5, 2017
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ~ Mary Oliver Yesterday, I spent a good part of the day in solitude and silence and regained my footing. It was, serendipitously, the warmest day of the year so far and I was able to enjoy time outdoors tending my potager garden and […]
May 4, 2017
Thursday, May 4, 2017
“There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that, for me, being with people or even with one beloved person for any length of time without solitude is even worse. I lose my center. I feel dispersed, scattered, in pieces. […]
