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Empty Spaces

April 16th, 2010

It wasn't until the little white decorated paper bags were lit up that I really noticed it, even though I had been ...
Today is Courageous Followers Day, set aside for leaders to stop, turn around, and thank those that supported them on their journey. ...
At the Shimogamo shrine today in Kyoto, Japan, thousands are gathering to celebrate Hinamatsuri, the Doll Festival.  They have come together to gaze ...

Read this for Pete’s Sake!

February 26th, 2010

I like to call it my Harry Potter scar.  It's one of the few permanent ones on my body, remembered less by ...

A Thousand Proposals

February 12th, 2010

The ring is sitting in a box, top drawer of my desk.  It's beautiful, both in form and function.  Every so often, ...

What’s your waterline?

February 10th, 2010

In 1853, Samuel Plimsoll, a young man of 28, invested his time and hard-earned savings in trying to become a coal merchant. ...
Oh! Somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere and somewhere hearts are light, and ...

How to not take it anymore

January 7th, 2010

No one can make you feel badly about yourself without your permission.  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt His name was Vincent, one of the very ...

Finding the child within

January 5th, 2010

It's never too late to have a happy childhood, but the second one is up to you and nobody else.  ~Everett Bonner When ...

Knitting together

January 1st, 2010

My mother taught me a little bit about knitting a number of years ago, and I've picked it up a few times ...