Welcome February | 2.5.24
The Polar Intuit of northwest Greenland, the northernmost people, call February ‘seqinniaq’, “the month when the sun appears. ― Fred Bruemmer Yes, February brings lengthening days and in Pittsburgh, we will gain an additional 66 minutes of daylight this month! Woot!...
Sometimes Monday | 12.5.22
December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory... ― John Geddes A Familiar Rain This mornings constitutional with Sherman was all about December's wintery breath... and frost on the ground! It was a morning that we...
Early December RIFFing | 12.2.22
December. A desperate celebration of an end. — Chandrama Deshmukh, A Teaspoon of Stars This quote sort of sums of December for me...the end of a year, the end of a word (which has been a very good word for me!), the end of my being 62, the end of my Year of Gnomes...
Unraveled Wednesday | 11.30.22
Gentle Unravelers! Welcome to the last day of November... and tomorrow begins December! And I am so ready for it! Why? Well, tomorrow the first Holiday Christmas Gnome clue comes out! I have my yarn all set to go... and I am eager to begin! And my Welcome December...
Full Realized | November 2022
I spent much of this month in quiet *internal* contemplation. To start, there was lots of debating with myself but eventually the debates gave way to an exercise in finding joy... and really, what held the most joy of all! What am I talking about? Well, the Great...
Gratitude Week | 11.25.22
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh The day after Thanksgiving should be an easy day to be grateful, right? We have full bellies, leftovers, and...if we are...
Happy Thanksgiving, Gratitude Week | 11.24.22
Abundance: noun the situation in which there is more than enough of something an amount that is more than enough Abundance is something I have been thinking about frequently this year, it popped up many times as I worked through my word - full. And the one thing I...
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