Searching for a Balance

They have won the World Series.  In their cute "away" uniforms. internet photo from game 4

Debra and I went to our favorite lunch place today. It was the perfect day for it; we were having a nor'easter, with heavy bands ...

Each spring I photograph the cherry tree in the front yard. And every fall I have to photograph the swamp maple in the back. It's the br...

I borrowed a cookbook from the library, favorite recipes of all the First Ladies up to Lyndon Johnson's time in office. It's rather ...

I quickly cut back the rose bushes today - just two. There were so many red ones! They're now in a pitcher in the kitchen. And th...

If this world should pass away, If an army block my way, Should the fruit fall from the vine Long before its harvest time. If you c...

"The dimensions of paradise in us comprise the large-hearted and minute accomplishment of our duties each day... Doing our daily duty i...

This is what I call a September sky. At least, where we live. Trouble is, it's twenty degrees too cold. And it's not September....

At the height of summer's heat, I found myself longing for a slip of a dress (or two) to just throw over my head and be cool. I purchase...

We picked the green tomatoes at the same time. There's one in every group, isn't there?

As soon as I entered the supermarket, I realized I'd left the coupons, the money and the shopping list at home. So I went from memory. ...

I had to put on shoes today, and it's only mid October. I so didn't want to! But when it's raining (again) and in the fifties, w...

We never got many green beans this year, from that late-blooming beanstalk outside our door; the blossoms just appeared too late, and we ...

"Try being governed by those who can still look at the stars at night, or spend an hour watching a beetle under a dry leaf in the fores...

"...the time of fall had come, bringing with it its own pleasures and joyousness; for now, when the harvest was gathered home, merry ba...

Beth came by the library and was bemoaning her overflow of zucchini and cukes. She came by another day with two jars of relish for me. ...

I haven't said much about our little friend lately, but there is always so much that could be said. Mr. Kibble had stopped using t...

When I sew, I tend to take my time; I am prone to hastiness, which often leads to error, which I then have to fix. But I do think it takes m...

"To make a home beautiful, to create a good family life, seems to me a job as important and dignified as any, and there is no reason wh...

"How much art there can be,... in the small ways of living. Sometimes we get lazy, but I think the effort spent in putting an ironstone...

"Even if the work of each day has been perfectly achieved we don't know what use the Lord is going to make of it...and if it is ext...

A blue heron stopped by yesterday; I saw him out my window, a tall slim creature with legs like a stork. This might be the third time one ha...

We haven't had a day yet that I would consider a quintessential September day. Crisp, clear air and deep blue sky, wonderful for doing a...

My brother always says that Sweetie has a sad expression. (she's not sad, just her expression!) The other day it suddenly occurred ...

Mr. Kibble, this morning. He came around, but didn't seem very hungry; it's hard to know the reason. But he sat there and looked a...

fresh off the vines and warm from the sun.

Our God, supreme and good, how richly you have loved! But nations die for lack of food, and are we still unmoved? So keen to eat ...

Today I used the oven a lot, which warmed up the house - it's amazing how fast things can cool off after excessive heat and humidity. On...

"I suppose maturity might be defined as a willingness to shell peas. When I was growing up, I would do almost anything to avoid sitting...

last week today

Something else from Magnificat: Think of some very humble and ordinary form of making, like the sewing of a patch on a coat. You can rega...