Searching for a Balance

There's a fellow up the road who sells tires. His shop is behind another place and there's a bit of woods behind there. Periodically...

Tomorrow is the end of the month. Today was beautiful, in the seventies, I'm sure; March will go out like a lamb. I could have wa...

"A monk was once asked, What do you do there in the monastery? He replied: We fall and get up, fall and get up, fall and get up again....

The library's Christmas cactus is still in full bloom. (The link is from a three year old photo.) It did begin blooming in December, a...

"We desire to be paid for what we do; and when we are truly wise, we work for God: we choose that profession, of good works, which he p...

or gives a good imitation of it.

"The eyes of peacemakers are watchful, caring eyes and their fellow wayfarers find warmth in them like people at the fireside. They nev...

Today was another beautiful day, in the fifties. I was just about to wash the floor when I had the idea to wash a window. Just one. In March...

I saw two robins in the front yard on Monday.

"Prayer consists...in an interior attention and a conversion of the heart, because what turns us away from God and keeps us from prayin...

I decided a couple of weeks ago that I needed a sewing project. I have lots of scraps, so I am making a log cabin quilt. You can see how ...

Somebody returned an inter-library loan this morning while I was at the main desk. It was a small book, or booklet, of eyewitness accounts f...

Picture taken through the curtain, in a hurry. He's actually sitting in the bowl of seed, which is in this urn. Hey, I don't mind...

It snowed all Sunday night, and we got a lot. Now, it's cold and I'm keeping the bowl of bird seed topped up outside; the birds f...

When I arrived at work Friday, there was a package from Beth waiting for me - another crocheted bag with some goodies inside:  cucumber reli...

"Those who live only for pleasure become cynical in middle age. A cynic has been defined as one who knows the price of everything and t...

I don't think it's overkill to have a throw on as many chairs as possible.

Wisdom breathes life into her children and admonishes those who seek her. He who loves her loves life; those who seek her will be emb...

I don't go anywhere without a sweater, just in case, and they are mostly acrylic. It's easier care than wool and quite warm, but t...

"...prayer keeps evil's plague away, and draws from life its weariness." - from a 10th century hymn

My brother had to call me at work today - couldn't wait till the evening - when he was going out this morning, Mr. Kibble was there; he ...

It's Presidents' Day again. "It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more compleatly deprive the ...

I use this basket for current sewing projects; just the fact that whatever I'm currently making is kept in a nice basket lends an air...

"Jesus, with a largess truly divine...  walks before us, his hands charged with gifts; he walks at our side with a beautiful countenanc...

I like few things better than observing holidays - traditional ones, anyway. So, even though I had to go out mid-day, before I went I mixed ...

When I sit at my computer, Sweetie usually appears from nowhere; she either jumps onto my lap or gets onto the other end of the table, movin...

I was going to have to make dinner after work today, as there were no leftovers - oh, how I depend on leftovers! Anyway, the prediction was ...

My beloved, two-dollar, washable parka needs repair and I'm having a heck of a time trying to finish it up. There's a flap across ...

Mr. Kibble showed up yesterday - I'm sure he's put on weight. I automatically fed him, and when I put the bowl down, I scratched his...

I'm always drawn to the dramatic contrast of dark and light up above.

"Ours is a time of continual movement which often leads to restlessness, with the risk of 'doing for the sake of doing'. We mus...