In My Backyard | 9.29.23

In My Backyard | 9.29.23

It must be September, July sun has disappeared ― Charmaine J. Forde This was certainly true this month... one of the most significant things I noted this month... darker morning and evening walks with Sherman. In the morning we are waiting for the sunrise and though...

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Looking Back | April 2021

Looking Back | April 2021

Snow in April is abominable," said Anne. "Like a slap in the face when you expected a kiss. ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Ingleside The start of April seemed to go unbelievably slowly – inching by at a snails pace. And there were so many days with snow! Gah, crazy I tell...

April is for Poetry | 4.29.21

April is for Poetry | 4.29.21

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. — Carl Sandburg April is just such an amazing month and I hope that during the month we have opened some doors and allowed you to ponder the...

Unraveled Wednesday | 4.28.21

Unraveled Wednesday | 4.28.21

100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction. ― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee I thought this quote was exactly the reminder I needed...

Release | 4.26.21

Release | 4.26.21

Go outside. Don’t tell anyone and don’t bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day out, to the bus and back home and we cease to see. We walk in our sleep...

April is for Poetry | 4.22.21

April is for Poetry | 4.22.21

Sometimes poetry is witty and clever...I think my grandfather's favorite poet, Carl Sandburg, hits this brilliantly with his poem Fog. When my grandfather would recite this poem to me I could see exactly what Sandburg meant in the clever way he uses a cat to describe...

Unraveled Wednesday | 4.21.21

Unraveled Wednesday | 4.21.21

My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean [lake]. — Nina Arianda I am pretty sure that if Nina Arianda had see any of the Great Lakes she would absolutely wanted to vacation there. This week I have a "change of scenery" as we are visiting Erie and more...

 

 

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