Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Just thinking…
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There's a small pond tucked into the bottom of a hill down the road from our house. It can be counted on to hold water when the others have all dried up, deep enough that our Max puppy could really swim in it sometimes, not just wade. He loved it. One morning…
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On Monday my middle son turned 26. He celebrated by taking the day off from work, sleeping in, and then relaxing on the back porch with Belle, reading and drinking his coffee. He's definitely a child after my own heart. The day started out a rainy one. But by the time Belle and I…
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I have a confession: I often forget to write down my sweet!s right when I notice them. …if I even notice them to begin with. That's when composing this weekly post of mine becomes a real challenge, but even more important to accomplish. It forces me to stop and reflect on the seven days just passed ……
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The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and…
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1. This is my new favorite quote: “The woman had laughed the hard times into wine.” -Ann Voskamp I'm not sure if it's possible to laugh hard times into wine, except theoretically, of course… but I love the imagery of it. Thanks to Jennifer at Ripplespeak for posting it. (And for…
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Looks like the sun found its way out of That dark cloud that keeps following me around At least for today I've got a ray of hope I've opened doors and I've burned some bridges I'm still looking for my fairy tale ending There’s a lot of time left before the…
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1. Last year I took my kids to see The Hobbit right before Christmas. We loved it so much, we decided to make it a Christmas tradition by seeing Part 2, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", last night. Our consensus? It sucked…and I don't use that word often or lightly. I was…
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Pumpkin bread is baking in my oven as I type. Several small loaves and one larger Texas-sized ceramic dish I bought years ago near Round Top. My friend Ann bought one just like it. Would you believe I've never used it for baking until this year? I made a Texas-shaped gingerbread earlier this…
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I'm up late, waiting for pumpkin pies to cool enough to go into the fridge until tomorrow. Fresh, clean, asparagus spears and cornbread dressing (my mother's recipe) are already in the fridge, waiting to be popped in the oven first thing in the morning. It's not the first time I won't spend Thanksgiving…
Long Hollow 