Memories and Backdoor Thieves
One of my favorite long time readers disappeared during the unfortunate blog migration and he emailed me recently to see how I was doing. I guess he missed the email about the changes. Countless other... Read More
From Imbolc, Candlemas to Groundhog Day
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
Monday Motivation: New York Blizzard
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
MLK Day Staircase of Faith
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, I found a staircase image I’d taken last summer which fit a quote of his on faith to a tee. In the spirit of faith and rising to challenges, I hope it inspire... Read More
The Past is Never Dead
One of the reasons I love old crumbling artifacts and architecture, worn stones and yellowed pages, is they remind me that the past is never dead, as the Faulkner quote goes. Even when they’re d... Read More
Say No to New Year Resolutions. Do This Instead.
Did you know 92% of New Years resolutions fail? Why begin something new with those kinds of odds of failing? No one needs another reason to beat themselves up. There’s no question goals of every... Read More
Life Lessons From My Police Escort
With so much vilification of police officers in the news I wanted to share another perspective. This blog is all about peace and love and I don’t usually mention hot button news stories. Frankly... Read More
Peace, Angels and Diamonds
How many angels can dance on the end of a pin? How many photo quotes on peace before Christmas? Maybe Uncle Vanya knows. This quote is from his monologue in the play by Chekhov. Maybe not the most c... Read More