A pleasant new habit I have embraced thanks to Austin Kleon I’m writing one good line from something I heard or read each day (‘stole’ his idea). I’m now writing down lines that pique my interest, into a lovely hard-bound… Read more
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savouring simplicity
“Keep creating new windows from which to look at your world.” — Don Shapro Contentment comes in many forms for many people. It’s as elusive as a feral cat, and best not to pursue it. If we keep very still… Read more
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there is beauty in snow
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer… Read more
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the secrets the rain wants to tell us
“Live in moments that consume your heart and mind, but be distracted by the music from the leaves, birds, wind, rain, sun and people.” — said Val Uchendu. Two recently completed knit projects. Antler (pattern) by Ankestrick done in a heavy… Read more
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a lifetime isn’t long enough
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Autumn creeps in, and the leaves become flames, all by themselves. Embracing one of Anna Akhmatova’s thoughts, I came up with my own interpretation reflecting a personal reality: By day, the neighbour’s winding driveway breathes out jasmine’s… 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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filling the night with dreams
“I desired always to stretch the night and fill it fuller and fuller with dreams.”–Virginia Woolf wrote that in The Waves “The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of… Read more
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People who love to eat
Julia Child said,”People who love to eat are the best people.” Though I agree there’s a modicum of truth in that, in my view, it should be balanced with something Anna Thomas was quoted as saying, “We all eat, and… Read more
