• What’s Past

    The past is never dead. It’s not even past William Faulkner This is one of my favorite photos. I took it, several years ago, during a walk through the fall foliage. I am mesmerized by the glimpse of what lies beneath the fallen leaves. What is past still remains just below the surface. It is…

  • Perfection

    The problem is not that we are not perfect, it’s that we think that perfect exists. Author Unknown I did not inherit my Mother’s skill for flower arranging. The problem, I believe, is I just don’t know when to stop. I keep moving the bedraggled flowers around until they are bent over and wilted, begging…

  • Chosen

    The book, Dear Paris, chose me, yesterday.

  • It’s Never Too late

    For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, you have the strength to start over. F. Scott Fitzgerald For as long as I remember, I wanted to go to Paris. Because of…

  • Starting

    You don’t have to be amazing to start, but you have to start to be amazing. Zig Ziglar As a child, when my mother wanted me to do something, she would sometimes tell me to be, “Quick like a bunny”. As an adult , I admit to often procrastinating. It can be as simple as…

  • Tranquility

    You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit. Stacy London I have written about my unease in this post pandemic life and about my love of flowers. This vase of summer flowers, beneath a painting of a field of…

  • It’s Relative

    I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. Oscar Wilde Many years ago, I was walking through the Christkindl Market, in Fredericksburg, Texas, when I came across a woman selling handmade quilts. I noticed this quilt, in the photo, buried in the back of her stall. When I said I was…

  • New Reality

    Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality, Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Lao Tzu Living for a year with the changes created by the pandemic didn’t mean things went back to normal when we received a vaccine,…

  • Contentment

    “To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word,…