Searching for a Balance

Mother of silence, who watches over the mystery of God, save us from the idolatry of the present time, to which those who forget are condem...

I was looking at photos from last summer and found a few of Cindy which almost got lost. She'll be back with us for two...

that is, Dolly on my windowsill where she insisted on having her breakfast.

I have surprised myself at how well I'm doing with my hand warmers - I've only had to rip it out once, and that was at the beginn...

As recently as a year ago, I never thought I'd ever want to eat plain yogurt. Now, it's what I prefer, with a little fruit an...

Our grocery store keeps its outer doors open in nicer weather, and you can hear birds tweeting high up in the rafters; very occasionally one...

I read this yesterday here , and it struck me so - To the Spirit all creatures turn in their need for sanctification; all living things...

I wanted to join Ginny for yarnalong today (which was really yesterday). Cyndi gave me some different yarns for Christmas which I hadn...

I meant to make these last week to bring to the library, but after mixing the dough, I couldn't find time to finish. So I did it yesterd...

Into the darkness and the hush of night   Slowly the landscape sinks, and fades away,   And with it fade the phantoms of the day.   The g...

Sing to the Lord, all the earth, announce his salvation, day after day. Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wond...

I came home to a bag full of freshly picked asparagus spears, from a customer of my brother's. I cooked the thinner ones for our supper,...

First time this year drying sheets on the line. Ahhhh.

I've been baking lots of bread lately, making any and all recipes which sound appealing to me, but using my own method - I'm lear...

I was happy to find this pretty pitcher after realizing that little vases would be just the thing for the four small shelves near the kit...

With temperatures all week in the seventies and eighties, the cherry is beginning to bloom.

I made these today because I wanted to bring goodies to work for tomorrow. They're good, but I'm not saving the recipe  -  it...

Grape hyacinth comes up every year by itself, next to the rose bushes.  There was so much of it yesterday in among the overlong grasses; whe...

"There is an Indian proverb or axiom that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiri...

Napping everywhere Stretched in the sun As if the sun were hers Awash in warmth And furs.                                   ...

In trying really hard to use up things in the cupboard, I searched for a recipe which called for coconut milk. Whatever I'd bought th...

"...any small acts of transformation are among the most human things we do. Whether it's nudging dried leaves around a patch of cem...

When is this winter of our discontent to be made glorious summer? Three things: One - Yesterday was Shakespeare's birthday. ...

I think it was Leila who provided a link to this recipe , which uses a homemade version of cream of celery soup. I followed it more or less...

I'm not entirely clear on why honey crystallizes - something I read says the cold can make it happen. That makes sense, but I also won...

and so welcome.

A few years ago, my brother had a customer who suffered from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The poor man ended up dying from it, but from this a...

"I will heal their defection, I will love them freely; for my wrath is turned away from them. I will be like the dew for Israel: he sha...