I saw a shirt the other day that read, "You may not have lost all your marbles, but there is definitely a hole in the bag." My goodness, I resemble that remark. These days my marble bag definitely has a hole. Indeed, I am not sure my marble bag was ever full. That is not to say [...]
I spent many hours in my garden today. I find work in the garden so gratifying and peaceful. It is a chance to think quiet thoughts while doing productive work that results in one of my greatest joys - a garden filled with beautiful flowers. My garden got a late start this year and was [...]
Yesterday was my one day home between my trip to Canada and my trip to Maryland to teach a class for FEMA. It was almost 12 AM by the time I walked in my front door Friday nite (but I guess that is technically Saturday morning). I had to unpack, launder, and pack again on [...]
The last time we visited the beach house was during spring break 2009. Upon our return, I went straight into flood fight efforts. The spring breaks following 2009 kept me close to home based on flood forecasts. But this year with the optimistic flood forecast, the coast looked clear for another family California beach vacation; hence, we are back [...]
When I travel I rarely adjust my watch to the new time zone. I just try and adjust my thinking. Mostly I travel East and need only adjust by an hour forward - this is accomplished easily enough - +1...I have it mastered. But darn it if it isn't daylight savings time this weekend - the [...]
It is amazing what a solid night's sleep can do for you. I slept 10 uninterrupted hours last night - 10 uninterrupted hours - how heavenly is that??!! Then I awoke to the lovely sound of my neice Rita's cooing and chattering...sleep and a joyous awakening - that is exactly what the Dr. ordered (and [...]
Last year about this time I wrote about wabi sabi in my blog. Wabi sabi (which comes out of Japanese ideology) focuses on the beauty in imperfection and the wisdom in being satisfied with what you have (as opposed to wishing for or always striving for more). My wabi sabi focus tends to be one [...]
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