Seasonal Rhythms of The Cellar

Seasonal Rhythms of The Cellar

I stepped outside yesterday after a day spent toiling away in the cellar. A bright beam of late afternoon sun caught me by surprise and my face wrinkled. The coming and going of sporadic spring showers tapping the metal roof above all afternoon had tempered my...
From Challenge Comes Change

From Challenge Comes Change

The theme of International Women’s Day (and therefore the month as far as I’m concerned), is Choose to Challenge. The website tagline reads “A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change”. The second part of this sentence...
Waiting for Nature’s Magic

Waiting for Nature’s Magic

As I write this we are in day two of an ice storm.  We’ve had a lot of tree damage so far, and the roads are treacherous.  It’s beautiful to look at the smaller trees and the limbs from our Yew hedge bent over because they are encased in an inch or two of...

A Thank You and a Toast to the New Year

Donna and I are enjoying a few days off at the end of the year.  For me, there are few things more enjoyable than having the time to read and to listen to music.  I find it helps to quiet my mind and that, over time, important thoughts can emerge (though, to be fair,...
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