• Divine Love

    There are no galley slaves in the royal vessel of divine love – every man works his oar voluntarily. Saint Francis de Sales I ran across this little plaque, packed away in a box, not long after we moved into our condo. It has hung next to the back door, near my desk, for the…

  • Celebrating the Holidays

    The season when to come and when to go, To sing or cease to sing, we never know. Alexander Pope The title of the sculpture in this photo is actually, “I See What You Mean.” Interesting, because I’ve never heard it called anything but, “The Blue Bear”. I took the photo from my son’s condo,…

  • Family Celebrations

    If you can’t get rid of the family skeleton, you might as well make it dance. George Bernard Shaw It’s the season of jack- o -lanterns, ghosts, skeletons and trick or treat. It doesn’t matter the holiday, we celebrate them all. On Halloween you will find us each carving our own pumpkin and putting it…

  • Quiet Dignity

    Dignity does not consist of possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. Aristotle What I write for this blog is, on occasion, decided for me. In today’s case it was determined by two events. The first was a meditation I listened to this morning by Jeff Warner titled, Quiet Dignity. The second…

  • Capturing Time

    “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I, ” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us” J.R.R. Tolkien It’s…

  • The Elusive Quest for Perfection

    Have no fear of perfection-you’ll never reach it. Salvador Dali Aging and perfection are at odds, I’ve found. It’s a problem on a couple of levels. First, I don’t know of anyone who has ever been able to avoid aging and second, the older I become the harder it is to achieve perfection. The garland…

  • The Waving Girl

    One of the risks of being quiet is that people can fill your silence with their own interpretations. Sophia Dembling From a young age, Florence Martus was captivated with the ships that sailed through the port of Savannah. She begin to greet them with a wave of her handkerchief as they passed by. Once started,…

  • Savannah Thoughts

    One of my cherished memories of Savannah is a small restaurant and bar called Betty Bombers. It’s located just a short walk from the apartment we rented. It sits in a stately, old, American Legion building along the edge of Forsyth Park. The restaurant has a decidedly soda fountain feel with World War II memorabilia…

  • Vacation

    For those of you who look for my blog post on Thursdays, I’ll be on vacation until September 21. Meanwhile, here’s a favorite painting from the Denver Art Museum.