The Christmas music is playing in the background, as it has been since December 1st. The tree was up a few days afterward and now stands prominently giving off its light. Baking for the season began very early on and… Read more
Print Your Photos
Photographs as gifts
Print your photos. Give them to people you like. Holding a physical photograph I have taken is always an incredibly rewarding experience. There are times when I literally gasp in delight when I see some of my photographs in print…. Read more
A Story
Christmas was
Christmas was different during this pandemic year but it was full of all kinds of delights and pleasures. It’s all really about attitude and we all have so much to be grateful for. Leading up to Christmas, I love all… Read more
Books Diane Recommends, General
I was just thinking
I was just thinking that I have been missing you way too long I was just thinking merely thinking … Do you know that song? Those are the words that are rolling and bumping gently in my brain and thoughts… Read more
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the gatherings around Christmas
“It’s such happiness when good people gather together.” — Jane Austen One of the things I love about Christmas, is an abundance of opportunities for gathering with friends and family, eating foods that we usually only get at this time,… Read more
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Christmas memory
Photo credit: Provincial Archives of Alberta, BL1243/2 — Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade, Edmonton Alberta I remember when Mom used to take me to Eatons. We never had much money but Christmas is when we would go. Everyone was always dressed up… Read more
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a toast to this season
Susan Licht offered the most perfect excerpt on her blog from a John O’Donohue poem and I am, in turn, sharing it here with you also. May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention. …… Read more
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stains your mouth with morning
Strong Coffee by Anne Higgins Strong coffee smells like a current of warm southerly air in the climate of dawn. Strong coffee gets stronger when poured back through the grounds. Opaque, thick, hot, bitter for waking up, the caffeine pumps… Read more