Here we go again. Groundhog Day like most holidays has pagan roots. It the old days badgers were used as weather prognosticators while celebrating Imbolc, the pagan Celtic holiday marking the midway p...Read More
We were late putting away the lawn furniture this year. So late we figured why not leave a couple of chairs to measure snow accumulation. For fun. This was sn...Read More
The holiday spirit was being siphoned off by my inner Grinch. Not that there is anything wrong with being a Grinch. It beat smiling a phony ho, ho, ho and isn’t it the most wonderful time of the...Read More
Whoops, I’m back from what feels like death, a rabbit hole, a hamster wheel on steroids. In six years of blogging this has never happened to me. Sure it might be 3 am...Read More
One day your ship will come in, your prince will arrive. One day is so far away it has no face or date. It’s the shimmer of promise of an oasis in the desert. What we have today is one day. For ...Read More
As we begin a new week, I’m painfully aware of my absence here but it’s harvest time. Yes, that’s me with the late harvest raspberries but I’m no farmer. This year I wouldnR...Read More
This is our skinny on the Jewish New Year. A what, when, why, where and how. What:Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year” and considered the new year to mark the symbolic co...Read More
Happy Autumn Equinox! 10 Best Autumn Equinox quotes are some of my favorite quotes about the seasonal shift from summer into fall. Hope you share the bounty. 1) Autumn begins with a subtle c...Read More
Albert Einstein is widely credited for the quote: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollinat...Read More
Happy Labor Day and welcome to September. Mother Nature pays no attention to man-made holidays. It’s hothouse, frizzy-haired humid with scant clues autumn lurking. The longer cooler nights are i...Read More