Searching for a Balance

There's a wideness in God's mercy, Like the wideness of the sea; There's a kindness in His justice, Which is more than li...

"Pain prunes the unessential emotions, ambitions, and illusions, teaching us the lessons we either consciously or unconsciously refuse ...

There's an oscillating fan on a table in the living room; the face of it is metal. The other day this is what I saw - and there was...

almost done.

from yesterday: - lemon-ginger iced tea with honey - easy and mild pickles - braised chicken - fresh salad greens with Tasha Tudor...

I wait for these long-daylight hours all year. What is it about the morning of a hot day, when it's light out before five o'clock, a...

on this house .... on this street of many inviting houses and a farmers' market down the middle.

I've had a raised bed ready for seeds but so much rain has held me up. Now we're in for a hot spell, so today after work, with all m...

I've been finding very few tops or blouses I like. Often it's the fabric - the jerseys used are thin and cheap feeling even in th...

During a vigorous dinnertime thunderstorm, Dolly decided the best place was up. And then she stayed there.

...the right touch.

Yesterday at work Trisha and I were talking about nightingales - this morning I was on youtube looking them up. The cats were on my bed, Do...

The red rose bush has been there so long that even when I forget to fertilize it it still amazes.

Our dinnerware is pretty old, but we aren't tired of it. It came from the grocery store many years ago; it's very New England-y an...

I tried it on today, and it fits! It looked a bit plain so after this photo was taken I stitched some light pink rick rack around in lieu...

"sometimes,...it was as if sh e caught a glimpse of the enchanting realm beyond...  This moment came rarely - ...but the wonder of it...

In between all the usual Saturday chores, I still managed to get the binding on my jumper bodice. The ends connect at the base of the a...

Today we Catholics celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. "We celebrate today God’s tenderness, God’s loving pursuit. We c...

I've been working on a summery jumper, but do things ever go smoothly and quickly on to their conclusions?  Because I decided to flat l...

My mother always loved her, and called her "Heidi", but I've kept her in the cupboard for some reason, until now. I was cle...

I made this mild pickle recipe from Anna's blog. I did shake the jar every time I went into the fridge, which she didn't seem to d...

in a not-so-glorious photo.

It's been hot around here.

For the holiday the other day I made the ginger cake recipe from May's Country Living - oh, how good it was! It called for a bourbon fro...

In Manhattan the other day as we approached Central Park, a large group of birds was swooping up, around, forward and back again, several t...

Our cousins live there, and Sunday we went to see them. The train station and here I am waiting for the train. We went to Ma...

Remember me when I am gone away,    Gone far away into the silent land;    When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half...

listening to Sinatra and Jobim  - my absolute favorite collection of hot weather music.

I recently put together a quilt top - here it is in strips, before being sewn together. My intent was to use greens, blues and yellows, ...

Well, the other evening I had big piles of fabric fall down on me, off the shelf. I started to put it back, then just pulled it all  down, f...

O Spirit of the living Lord, You blow across the waiting world: You cleanse and heal earth's wounded face With balm poured from t...