HAPPINESS So early it’s still almost dark out. I’m near the window with coffee, and the usual early morning stuff that passes for thought. When I see the boy and his friend walking up the road to deliver the newspaper…. Read more
General
from the kitchen to the book shelf, easing the waste
Before even lifting my spoon, the briny steam filled my nostrils with the most exotic of expectations. The moment the broth slipped over my lips, I could have been in the back streets of Thailand. The drama really unfolded with… Read more
A Story, General
kitchens, past and present
The aroma rising through the wooden grates had me kneeling on the linoleum to get my nose close enough to take a deep delicious breath of what my grandmother had on the stove in the kitchen below our room. The… Read more
A Little Beauty, A Story, Letter & Note Writing
letters we leave behind
How long has it been since you received a handwritten letter? Better still, how long since you sat down and wrote to someone you care about? Ernest Hemingway made a great comment about writing letters. He had said, “… it’s… Read more
A Little Beauty
A little beauty
There is a blossoming from within when someone touches our soul so deeply and profoundly. International Women’s Day fell on Friday of last week and I wrote this on my Facebook page, “On this International Women’s Day, I’m honouring and… Read more
General
Making time for friends
Flowers supple and languid as ballerinas posed in a pretty vase. China, tea cups, napkins, and personalized note cards shone like presents at each place setting. Soon the ladies would arrive, each wearing their tea-party best and bearing thoughtful hostess… Read more
A Story, General
she made the ordinary come alive
Little girls with mothers who are teachers-of-life grow up to be women who observe, taste, admire, explore, and appreciate. Ramona had a daughter she named Diane. She sacrificed beyond measure for that little girl, protected her, taught her, healed her… Read more