Yesterday,  I had a sense he was leaving, that it was time, and that the business of life meant he had to go … however hard his leaving might be for those not ready to follow.  We had a brief conversation last night.   I told him I loved him.  He said nighty-night – the same way he has said…

Here, at this time of the year, there is 16 hours of daylight and the sun sets around 10pm – I suppose that this is the "glass half full" time of year.  In a few months, daylight dwindles to around 8 hours, it will get much colder and rain more than it does now…ahem…which is…

The alchemy of an oven and some simple ingredents is a beautiful thing – in this case, blueberries, a couple pears, some spices, sugar, butter, and of course, a prepared sour cream pastry (yeah yeah, can't claim it was completely homemade). Galette is just one of those french words I love – meaning cake (or…

  "In pottery, by developing sensitivity in manipulating natural materials by hand, I found a wisdom which had died out of the concepts I learned in the university… The life I found in the craft helped bring to a new birth my ideals in education.  Some secret center became vitalized in  those hours of silent…

The 'blue hour' (or twlight) is a spectacular photographic opportunity occuring twice a day; just before the sun peaks above or just after it dips below the horizon.   Photographs taken at these times of day capture an incredible depth of blue light that is both dreamy and vivid.  While traveling, this has been my…

It has been a while, I know. Instead of bore you with my philosophical musings about why it as been almost 2 years since I have penned anything on this forum…let's just say I have been makin' hay while the sun is shining.  For those of you wondering – yes, the sun is stronger here…

Waiting for the sun to go down on the 4th of July is about the hardest thing for a kid to do – especially after "holding a sparkler" has been a topic of conversation for a few days.   This was the first time the kids got a crack at it  (under adult supervison of…

"Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of humanity."                                                                                  …