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  • Surprises Still Exist

    Lilies in my Living Room Life is full of unpredictable beauty and strange surprises. Mark Oliver Everett I’ve now started two posts featuring photos of flowers. This might seem contradictory, considering I mentioned in a previous post, Gardening and Housekeeping, that I don’t enjoy gardening. It’s true that I don’t particularly like gardening, but I…

  • Gardening and Housekeeping

    A household has to be tended to flourish and grow. Housework is never ‘done’ in the same sense that gardening is never done or that God’s providential involvement in the world is never done. Margaret Kim Peterson A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my aversion to cooking in, The Joy of Cooking or Not.…

  • Happiness Amid Chaos

    Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley Happiness, an elusive emotion, seems to be slipping away from me in a country plagued by petty and hateful behavior. The constant turmoil that surrounds me makes it increasingly…

  • The Invisible Aging Woman

    Botanica Chair, Olga and Aleksey Ivanov (“Idea for a ghost story: a woman gets old and falls out of time and realizes she’s invisible.)” Emily St. John Mandel As women age, do they become invisible in society, particularly in America, where youth is often prioritized? As we age, we are perceived as less valuable and…

  • The Joy of Cooking or Not

    Fourth of July at Our House The only stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude. Julia Child Well, we’re back to the Fourth of July. This brings me to a new revelation. Many people take photos of beautifully arranged plates of food. On the other hand, I…

  • Reflections on Second Chances

    “Forever is composed of – Nows” Emily Dickinson The photo doesn’t relate to this post in any way other than the Fourth of July weekend is almost here, and I was feeling festive. The question of how the year could be half over is a subject for another time. I’ve been thinking about the concept…

  • Moving Forward

    I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Life presents moments that I yearn to relive, while others leave me longing for their conclusion. I must admit that I’m not unhappy with this phase of my life. Contrary to popular belief, aging isn’t a relentless…

  • Curated Chaos

    In chaos, there is fertility. Anais Nin Sparse will never be used as a description of my decorating style. Occasionally, I do attempt to edit my surroundings. Clutter clearing was a popular term a few years ago. I am not opposed to clearing away life’s excess. My issue is that I can’t decide what constitutes…

  • Summer Memories

    And so with sunshine and the great burst of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning all over again with summer. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby As sometimes happens, what I started to write this week and what I am…