Farewell to Summer . . .

Now we’ve had a light frost in our county so these warm, euphoric October days constitute the beginning of Indian summer—and what is more lovely?  Springtime and summer are as lovely, but what is so poignantly beautiful as Indian summer?  Mums in an array of analogous shades offer color dominance—while lemon thyme, lavender, mint, sage, garlic chives, sweet basil, and [...]

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Praise God for the “normal” things . . .

. . . waking in the morning to the sound of much-needed rain, sharing a breakfast at our local “good old boy” restaurant, stopping at the library and leaving with 2 heavy sacks of books, celebrating the progression of summertime in our gardens, sitting in ”our row” in church with 10 great grandchildren—ages 6 and under, gently stepping back in time [...]

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Wind . . . “the Poem of Creation”

“The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted, but few are the ears that hear it.”  Henry David Thoreau, WALDEN Nearly two years ago, Joe and I moved back to a community after nearly 30 years of living in semi-wild places.  I had no misgivings about having people around, although we’d enjoyed [...]

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The Rivers in My Life

“The tale that River told was so strange, so mysterious, that all the listening in the world did not explain all that was in it.  Even River, who seemed to be doing just as he liked, was not entirely his own master . . . . something that the sea had said had got into [...]

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The Message of the Roses

Are you one of those individuals who reflects upon and attaches significance to nearly every event, sight, sound, and experience in your life?  If so, then you and I are kindred spirits! Roses are significant to me for many reasons gift-wrapped in memories:  my mother’s garden, high school proms, a rosebud on the church altar [...]

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An Ageless World!

“Circus World Museum is located in Baraboo, Wisconsin, because Baraboo was home to the Ringling Brothers.  It was from Baraboo in 1884 that the Ringling Brothers began their first tour as a circus.  Over six seasons, the circus expanded from a wagon show to a railroad show with 225 employees, touring cities across the United [...]

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