ripening blueberries

Summer’s End

For some people summer may evoke memories of lazy days as a child idling the time away, flying kites & riding bikes, going to the park or the beach, or hanging out with friends. Oh wait, that was me as a kid. Summer was really hot (in Florida), we competed for the best tan. But…

shell & duck collection

Do You Collect Stuff?

I’ve always had some type of collection, (I don’t know why). When I was younger it was bottles of all kinds, shapes, sizes & colors. After I moved away from home it became little treasures from places I had traveled. Sometimes that just meant seashells, post cards, jewelry, or my own photos.  For as long…

Value Yourself

“There is nobody else like you. The more you can quiet your own thoughts, fears, doubts and suspicions, the more will be revealed to you from the higher realms of imagination, intuition and inspiration.” Kenneth Wydro, b. 1933 American lecturer With all the demands on our time & energy as well as the concerns &…

Serendipity

I can’t believe I did this, I just changed our bedroom from orange & pinks to blues & whites without even really planning to. It was just something that happened by chance circumstances and following my gut. I only spent $4 doing it too. This is how it happened. My daughter came home from a…

Inspiration

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet to a crowded day – like writing a poem or saying a prayer. What matters is that one be for a time inwardly attentive. Anne Morrow Lindbergh – American Writer, b. 1906-