One week in to the Minimalists Game (a/k/a “#minsgame”) and it’s amazing what I’ve learned about my habits. This first week was all about giving up things that still have utility and are appropriate for a life that I simply don’t lead. There are items I bought for entertaining, but in years of entertaining, […]
Shards
Once again, an enormous crash has sent my nerves reeling. A shelf in the built-in hutch in my nearly-100 year old home gave way, sending a cascade of wine glasses, vases and other crystal into a glittering mess on the floor. Heart racing, hands shaking from adrenaline, I carefully picked up the shards and […]
13 Things
13 Things I’ve Learned From Christmas Carols . Drums make a “parum pum pum pum” sound. Night winds, little lambs and shepherd boys are terrible gossips. A little Latin. (in-egg-shells-sea-day-oh!) A little Scots. (For auld lang syne, my Jo!) A little German. (O Tannenbaum!) It’s fun to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. […]
In bloom
It’s winter in the northern hemisphere. Outside it is snowy and cold. Inside my little house, though, things are verdant and bright. In the basement, geraniums that are supposed to be dormant are in full bloom. With the holidays around the corner, the Christmas Cactus is in full bloom. I couldn’t manage a good […]
Empty nest syndrome
The leaves are down and most of the birds have fled south for the winter. Their nests stand empty and exposed high up in the trees. I’m torn between the thrill of noticing them and the melancholy of knowing that their season has passed. I’m OK with the hornets […]
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