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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ~ Edith Sitwell And, if you’re in Canada, it’s also time for Tims and Hudson’s Bay mittens. Last week I was photographing flowers in […]

Monday, December 5, 2016

“Do you see that out there? The strange, unfamiliar light? It’s called the sun. Let’s go get us a little.” ~ Nora Roberts, The Hollow It’s just after four when I wake, bringing with me the remnants of a complicated dream. It began with an encounter with a reclusive writer and the clackety clack of his manual […]

Sunday, December 4, 2016

“The opposite of busy in today’s world is sustained, focused attention. It is deep engagement in activities that really matter to us, or in conversations with those we care about.” ~ Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to thrive in a world of too much I wake early and take the opportunity to finish the book I’ve […]

Saturday, December 3, 2016

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” ~ Socrates Looking forward to a quiet day at home. I’ve spent far more time in the shops this week than I normally do but the reward is that Christmas shopping is pretty much finished. […]

Friday, December 2, 2016

“The snow doesn’t give a soft white damn whom it touches.” ~ E.E. Cummings Yesterday I snapped a couple of photos of the flowers that are still blooming in our yard; this morning we woke to a winter wonderland. It’s still snowing. I don’t know if it will last but, according to the weather prognosticators, we’re […]

Thursday, December 1, 2016

“A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.” ~ Abraham Lincoln It’s dark. The hum of the […]

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

“There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Finally! A bit of light yesterday! I ran downstairs to my woman cave in my pajamas yesterday morning when I realized we had light. The pears were right where I left them the day before […]

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” ~ Francis Bacon I’m growing weary of these dark and short days. I love that we are at a point where we live largely according to the ebb and flow of the seasons but that means we’re sometimes sleeping later these […]

Monday, November 28, 2016

“Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren’t a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.” ~ Cheryl Strayed We woke to a dusting of snow this morning. I’m anticipating spending a good measure of alone time in my […]

Sunday, November 27, 2016

“How fragile we are, between the few good moments.” ~ Jane Hirshfield There have been many good moments over the past week with assorted friends and family. Now, I’m in need of quiet time to recharge. It’s good when those who consider ourselves more introvert than extrovert recognize that need and give ourselves permission to lean into […]