The room was filled with light and laughter. Genuine smiles, warm hearts, meaningful conversation. This describes three entirely different gatherings, each with a different community of friends, that I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of in the past… Read more
A Little Beauty
Find what brings you joy, and go there
I’ve been wanting to do this for over a year. The other day I finally moved all the furniture around in my office so my desk would be sitting directly in front of the large sun-filled window. It feels great!… Read more
Letter & Note Writing
who would you write to
Recently, I read about several ongoing projects in the UK, each of which with the intention of reviving and promoting the writing of letters. In one of those events, the attendees were asked who they would write a letter to,… Read more
A Story
carry it in your heart
Even the dog was invited. They must have been looking forward to us arriving — we could see them standing on the stairs through the sidelight window. We were greeted with the warmest of smiles. I’m so grateful for friends… Read more
General
embracing the blur
Without the distraction of words, may these well-blurred images soothe the eye and the mind. In the blur of a photograph, time leaves its gleaming, snail-like track. Wright Morris
A Little Beauty
let the autumn sun shine in
These autumn mornings are either a flood of gold or a winking and blinking of it as the indigo clouds stretch and split. Often when entering the living room, the neighbour’s tulip tree blazes its brilliance, branches waiving as if… Read more
A Little Beauty
good morning
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” Dalai Lama I had forgotten: that soft morning feeling; the smell of the air; the lick of the sea over dormant rocks; the silence broken only by… Read more