Poetry Friday
Today’s poem powerfully expresses a deep sense of love and loss and is almost unbearably poignant. It tells of the experience of the poet’s widowed father, who still acts as if his… Continue reading
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Breast Cancer Awareness Body Painting Project
There are so many breast cancer fundraising and awareness raising projects out there, but here’s one that was brought to my attention recently, which I find very arresting – a fine art and… Continue reading
An Irish Blessing
In honor of St Patrick’s Day which we celebrate today, I offer all my friends and readers an Irish blessing for a happy and healthy life. Happy St Patrick’s Day! May you always have… Walls for the… Continue reading
Marie Curie
Marie Curie I thought it fitting in the month in which we celebrate both International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, to take a moment to acknowledge the contribution of Marie Curie to cancer… Continue reading
Meat Free Monday
This week on March 17, we celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Ireland; and indeed around the globe, there will be the wearing of the green, as it seems there’s a wee bit o’ the… Continue reading
Celebrating Mother’s Day
My mom is a neverending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune. ~Graycie Harmon We are celebrating Mother’s Day today… Continue reading
Smile Saturday
What great imagination! Mushrooms and rhubarb fashioned to make you smile!
Poetry Friday
I have Somnath to thank for this wonderful poem today. You may not have noticed it in the comments section after our scars tell our stories, so I thought it worth producing again here.… Continue reading
Our scars tell our stories
The lessons of a life amount not to wisdom but to scar tissue and callus Wallace Stegner, The Spectator Bird New York Times writer Dana Jennings wrote a wonderful reflection last year on the scars he… Continue reading
Maybe it’s just the beginning
“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” Ivy Baker Priest
