I’m just wondering what time it is. Last light after picking up a few things at the market, having loaded two full bags into the trunk and slamming it closed, a deadening awareness hit me. I didn’t know what time it was. I had nowhere specific to go but homeward, the sun was going down … Continue reading Is It Time? →

What are you good at and what do you specialize in—listening perhaps? You know, the kind that really hears what people are attempting to communicate? Do you possess the true ability to hear a heart between the lines of verbalized thoughts and feelings? Awesome! Maybe you’re good with words. You write down thoughts that speak … Continue reading That Thing You Do →

This was a first for me and at that I know I’m late to the veggie zoodle party. Spiralized butternut squash, sautéed in a little avocado oil, “finished” with fresh cracked pepper and a pinch of sea salt. This was simple, nutritious and pretty tasty and, scout’s honor, one particular strand of squash was a … Continue reading Teach →

A delicate little arachnid fell into a swirling flood in my master-bath tub enclosure yesterday. I saw her there in struggle mode as the water began to fill the tub. I attempted a rescue, trying to get this dainty creature to higher ground where she could get a foothold and catch her breath. Success! A … Continue reading Swirling →

What he said . . . Friday, Friday you’re f i n a l l y here. Wasn’t sure if you were going to make it and I really hoped you’d come. Its been a seriously long, long week. I was tired and I was thirsty so I found a friendly place to let it … Continue reading More →

For a good part of her career Jeane Maria Day was a map draftsman for the County. She stood at a drafting table with various implements related to her field and one of them was a right angle. Hers was of a study metal construction with a good amount of heft to it. It was … Continue reading Right Angle →

Sometimes I just need an encouragement. I want some input from outside my own thinking that is either reassuring or informative or otherwise knowledgeable of where I’m at in a particular season . . . or moment. Sometimes that has come from the knowing look of a friend or colleague. Sometimes simply a hand placed … Continue reading A Way →

There was a noise outside that startled me. I HAD to investigate to see what was going on. And when I drew back the curtain there seemed to be nothing at all that was visible, just a whole lot of green and a whole lot of stillness. Maybe it was nothing more than the sudden … Continue reading Out There →

Once upon a time there was an ornamental piece of ironwork in a decor shop that captivated my eye and, I promise, begged me to purchase it for display in my own home. There’s no perceivable purpose to it and yet its appealing rosebud scrollwork is so pleasant to my eye that it needs no … Continue reading Rosebud →

Some people have a built in GPS and their unique global positioning system allows them to know where they are at any given time and location. Not all of us were blessed with that ability. As a matter fact the first day that I started school as a little ol’ just-turned five-year-old I lost my … Continue reading YOU Are Here →