Searching for a Balance

"But He also said to him who had invited him, "When thou givest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, or thy brethren, ...

Remember this ? Well, now it looks like this -

when it started - I geared up and crept outside - the fastest apple crisp I ever made - didn't bother peeling - the power had bl...

Yes, it's snow.

It's Thursday again, and I'm joining Leila and Rosie for their {p,f,h,r} - This is my {pretty} - some merino wool I got for a pai...

This isn't the clearest shot, but it was there on the step when I went outside to get the mail - so red and brilliant.  Of course, as I...

Homemade rye bread, and beef barley soup.  I was pretty pleased with myself that I made it up rather than following a recipe (the soup, not...

but being bothered by the photographer.

Very {pretty} - the roses my co-workers got me on the occasion of my twenty fifth year at the library. A lovely, fall, butterscotchy col...

Receiving my engraved pewter dish from the First Selectman. (photo by my brother) How the time passes!

and general cookbook page holder-opener.

This tree is always a spot of October brilliance in our yard.   A very overcast day years ago stands out in my memory - it was literally gl...

This one's for Debbie , who's commented on my choice of reading material of late - this , and then this . Well, now there's t...

The last time I was here with Leila and Rosie I showed this quilt I was working on, and I received some very kind compliments. But I'm...

Enjoying a new Jane Austen mystery .

"Moderation extends its ordering mastery down to the fountainhead from which the figure of moral man springs up unceasingly."   ...

My brother said, "Hurry, and bring your camera!" Apparently, Dolly was on the chair and Henry jumped up. I guess she didn...

"I was hungry and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me to drink ; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you cover...

I thought I would join Ginny today in her weekly Yarn Along. I've done quite a bit on Lucy's  Attic24 crochet bag  - just a coupl...

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