In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long…
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1 orange sliced
1 lemon sliced
3 bay leaves
a handful of cinnamon sticks
a handful of whole clovesSimmer in water. And don’t forget to replenish the water…
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These stanzas from an unknown poet, circa 15th century, have been a comfort to me the last couple weeks.
Lo, in the silent night
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I love this photo, the perspective of it, the energy rising out of it. It reminds me of Halloween evenings when I was a…
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Wanting to catch the first light as it leapt over the mountain, I scurried outside in my pajamas and clicked my camera at Henry’s…
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One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life;
that word is Love. – SophoclesAfter Ali and Sami were born I sent…
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Doug made valentines for the girls today. He used this photo and below it wrote, “I can feel the love.”
Tuesday morning after Doug left…
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It was Christmas Eve. The girls were in the back seat of our car chattering about new pajamas and the “jingling” of sleigh bells….
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It was quite the party here on New Year’s Eve. We started a new tradition – thanks to my Aunt Leslie. We transformed our…