So fellow travelers, hush….listen can you hear it? Uh huh, that is the legendary “sound of silence.” I’m not sure it’s what Simon and Garfunkle had in mind when they penned their iconic song, but anyone who lives in deep snow country knows it and it is what I woke to this morning …
Leaving a Light on Always
So fellow travelers, tomorrow Favorite Youngest Daughter wings her way West again. This parting is stretching my heartstrings more intensely than before. I know it is because her path forward from here is less defined than a Mother’s mind is comfortable with. Yet deep in my soul I also believe by following her heart she …
The Last Shall Be First
So fellow travelers, we have arrived back home after a long circuit of family visits for the holidays. Most of the drive was a tense journey on slippery, slushy roads through misty bands of wind driven snow. (God bless my husband for driving.) It felt like a very appropriate metaphor for the stressful twists and …
Zen Moment: Deep Freeze Sunrise
So fellow travelers, a deep cold snap has settled over our humble home. My little pond has become a skating rink for the resident squirrels who slide across the surface to drink from little pool which forms around the heated aerators. Below the ice, fish sleep suspended in hibernation until Spring. Last night when howling …
Christmas 2017
So fellow travelers, the last of our Candle Night lights has been lit. Christmas Day has come. Beautifully wrapped gifts from my dear friend Lisa. There will be gifts and greetings shared with family near and far. We will linger over hearty meals and hugs. Thanks to the technology of Skype we will be together …
Winter Solstice Reflection
So fellow travelers, its easy to lose ones bearings when navigating the maze of life….so many twists and turns, too many conflicting directives and confusing maps which lead us everywhere but where we truly need to be. Yet all we need to find our way back to our true path is just a glimpse of light. …
Grave Thoughts
So fellow travelers, many years ago I bought my first house, a compact two bedroom cape at the edge of the city I still reside near. One day a few weeks after moving in, I took a walk around the area with my dog and discovered a cemetery about a half mile from my quiet …
Zen Moment: Sunset Calls
So fellow travelers, it is sunny and 53° (F) outside today. It’s also December 3rd. About two weeks ago when a deep plunge in temperatures brought an early round of Lake Effect snow, the garden around the edge of my pond took on an early air of Christmas decor. Today, I spent most of the day …
Jack’s Lament
So fellow travelers, early Lake Effect snow has brought a chilling end to a luxuriously warm Autumn. Snow dusted leaves linger in the trees and the last of my wildflowers have turned into frozen mush from the sudden killing frost which preceded the cold front. My porch Jack O Lantern looked a bit mournful when …
Roots
I’ve come back to read Tom’s piece several times, it is so thoughtful and imbued with significance for my own journey of searching for “home.” HOME has become for me more about the people in my life than a physical location, so I feel I am home regardless of where I travel to be with …