2009Aug 22
I have a little glass container at home that holds shards of broken bird eggs. Mostly robins’ eggs because that is what we have the most of in our neighborhood. My husband and I go out for daily walks with our dogs and on the glorious occasion when I see one of these partial treasures, I carefully cradle it on …
2009Jul 28
Do you look at the posts about names on this site and ever ask yourself, what is the big hullabaloo about names? It’s not like there are a lot of people changing their names out there. Right? Well, the truth is, there are a lot more name changes going on than you realize. I think it’s a bit like buying …
2009Jun 16
I have this theory. Our lives are like a good book and we're living it one chapter at a time. There have been some chapters in my life I have really loved! Staying home with my daughter when she was a baby is one. Sure, I walked around smelling like breast milk and at times, felt a bit stir crazy. …
2009May 21
Change is hard, we all know this. In fact, change can have temporarily devastating effects. Road construction is a perfect example of this. The ultimate goal may be to expand the road, include additional lanes, and ease the burden of traffic. But during construction, during change, the drive will be temporarily just plain awful. Don Miguel de Ruiz, in …
2009Jan 11
If someone gives you a sweater that you don’t like, do you wear it? This is the time of year for receiving gifts and some of these we wouldn’t necessarily buy for ourselves - whether it’s a sweater, a tie, or some god-awful perfume you wouldn’t put on your dog. You might wear the sweater once or twice in honor …
2008Sep 27
Once a banana tree’s fruit is harvested, the harvester does what he calls, “Killing the Mother.” The harvested fruit plant is “killed” to allow for the growth of the cloned plant that is growing behind it at its roots. This happens every 90 days – the old plant is destroyed to make room for the new. Maybe that’s important …
