Yesterday, I spent the entire day pulling weeds from the gardens. Great big piles of them. Some of those weeds had become larger than the flowers. I could feel them laughing at me as I tugged and pulled, as I muttered at myself, berating myself for letting things get so out of hand. Oh sure…we’ve been out playing, enjoying the… Read More
Catch on Fire but Don’t Burn the Laundry
” Catch on Fire with Enthusiasm and People will Come from Miles to Watch You Burn” John Wesley There are days that the moment my feet hit the floor, I am driven by the desire, the passion, the very need, to succeed at my mission. Whatever that mission may be at the time, I can not drive the singular focus… Read More
Haven House or Hazard House?
“Like it or not, the personalities of our homes are accurate barometers that reflect, through our surroundings, where we have been, what’s going on in our lives, and who we are–today, this moment–though not necessarily where we are heading. Sarah Ban Breathnach In my kitchen, hanging on a twine, is a chalkboard. It faces the entrance so that anyone who… Read More