Lately I prefer Grimms’ fairy tales to the news headlines. Yet I definitely prefer the news headlines to the garbage being spread, fertilized, and growing on social media. The pandemic is revealing people’s true character. And in some cases, the… Read more
A Story
victory garden
“What would life be without homegrown tomatoes?” There’s never been a better time to enjoy the calm of green spaces. As the Chinese proverb goes, Life begins the day you start a garden. During both World Wars, governments world-wide encouraged people to… Read more
A Story
A letter during the pandemic
Dear Friend, Today we woke after a night of rain. After enjoying our morning coffee by the fireplace, we began our sparse routine. My husband took Heidi for her long morning walk. I baked Dill Pickle Quick Bread and hubby… Read more
A Story, General
rained gently last night
“Rained gently last night, just enough to wash the town clean, and then today a clean crisp fat spring day, the air redolent, the kind of green minty succulent air you’d bottle if you could and snort greedily on bleak,… Read more
Books Diane Recommends
needed now, more than ever
People are finding new ways to cope and pass the time while in isolation and personal distancing. We are living through extraordinary times. Most of us are experiencing something we have never heard of before nor have been through. It’s… Read more
A Story, General
a balm for the times
Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest. Heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul. (unknown origin) No matter what is happening in the world, music is always there… Read more
A Story
show don’t tell
A picture is worth a thousand words but what are words worth? It depends on the words doesn’t it? It may even depend upon how the words are delivered (text, social media, or how about a handwritten card or letter?)…. Read more
General
someplace to go . . . look for the rainbows
“A very sweet light is spreading over the Earth like a perfume. The moon is slowly dissolving and a boy-sun languidly stretches his translucent arms … Cool murmurings of pure waters that surrender themselves to the hillsides. A pair of… Read more