A Gathering of Poetry | October 2023
The poem I selected this month seems apropos since I am not home right now. I heard this poem read by Pádraig Ó Tuama some time ago and I think of it often (and I highly recommend listening to Pádraig read it... you won't regret it!) I did not need to worry about...
Spring-Clean-Ending
I have no idea who "Maxine" is, but boy this quote was my weekend! LOL (and who am I??) I have been diligently working through the #cleaningarmy Spring Cleaning Challenge List (A huge thanks to Kym for sending me their way!) and I worked away on the kitchen over the...
April is for Poetry | 4.8.21
Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own. — Salvatore Quasimodo One of the best things about National Poetry Month is the discovery of new-to-me poets and this year is no exception...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.7.21
The knitting is slow going this week however, I did get through the yoke color work and have divided for the sleeves on my Daytripper cardigan! I thought things were progressing well and then yesterday happened! Yes, I had some side effects from my second...
Looking Back | March 2021
March is such a fickle month. It is the seam between winter and spring—though seam suggests an even hem, and March is more like a rough line of stitches sewn by an unsteady hand, swinging wildly between January gusts and June greens. You don’t know what you’ll find,...
April is for Poetry | 4.1.21
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. — Carl Sandburg Welcome to National Poetry Month! April has become my absolute favorite month and it is the perfect time to immerse yourself in poetry. That is just what I am going to do this month thanks to the genius...
Unraveled Wednesday | 3.31.21
“Like thousands of others, we survived the storm and the many dark days that followed because of the kindness of strangers who brought food, water, and comfort'.” ― Vivek Murthy To say I am profoundly grateful for all your kind words for my post on Monday would...
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