Sometimes Monday | 12.9.24
Brings a reprieve! That's right... temps the next few days are heading into the mild 50's! And that means that I can get all my hyacinth bulbs tucked away for the winter AND I can get the holiday lights up outside! It is even raining, so those bulbs will get a nice...
“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.
…live in the question.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.4.24
I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God Greetings dearest Unravelers and Happy Rilke's Birthday! That's right, 149 years ago my beloved Rilke was born! His wisdom and poetry...
Hello December | 12.2.24
It is December, and nobody asked if I was ready. — Sarah Kay Hello December, How are you here already?! I mean, I swear it was just July! I know that I might have silently wished for a cool December breeze on one of the many hot July afternoons... but really, it was...
A Planner Extravaganza | 11.29.24
Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. — Gloria Steinem Amen, dear Gloria, AMEN! I have used the same planner for over 10 years. It is a system that has served me well, I have...
Unraveled Wednesday | 11.27.24
Greetings dear Unravelers! In a week when most of the making is likely happening in the kitchen... I do have a spot of actual knitting content to share! With a blast of wintry weather heading our way, I knew that wee Franklin would need a bigger sweater to stay warm!...
Thinking about time | November
We may try to think of you, Time, but you, Time, think of yourself continually, without need of imagination, assistance, or witness. — Jane Hirshfield, an excerpt of her poem Time Thinks of Time* Time was a thief this month... or perhaps it was its typical...
A Gathering of Poetry | November 2024
I contemplated skipping the poetry today... because, I completely forgot about it. But I pulled out the poetry book I am reading this year (although, I have not read a lick of poetry from it since you know who arrived!) and serendipitously, it fell open to the poem I...