So fellow travelers, baking cookies the morning of Christmas Eve day has become a tradition at my home. I started this originally to keep little hands and minds busy downstairs while elves wrapped presents upstairs. We deliver small plates of cookies to our neighbors later in the day. Last week, Favorite Oldest Daughter asked for …
Winter Solstice 2015
So fellow travelers , the gift of sunlight in this time of shortest days is always a treasured gift. The arrival of the winter Solstice is our reminder that darkness will give way to Light. It’s a time to hold fast to hope and the promise of love. My daughter captured beautiful images of a …
December Dandelion
So fellow travelers, we here in Upstate NY are living in a Strange New World. It’s a world where temperatures are in the 60’s and Christmas lights cast their colorful glitter across lawns of green grass. We bask some what uneasily under snowless skies, shooting furtive glances at the lavendar clouds, convinced Lake Effect will …
Haiku for Candy and Tess
So fellow travelers, Miss Delilah (who recently reminded me I really must write about her more often) was most excited to receive mail from her pawpal Tess. The joyous photo is accompanied by a delightful poem written by Tess’ human-in-training Candy Cuthbert. This little haiku is for them; they make quite a team. Love transcends …
The Poetry Challenge and the Pirate Dog
So fellow travelers, I work as a special education assistant at a local high school (“local” being a small town in Upstate, NY) This year I provide support in an 11th grade English class and one of the extra credit assignments was a poetry challenge. Students were given the opportunity to write a poem in the …
Finding the Spirit of Christmas
So fellow travelers, this is that time of year when people either embrace or lament the season. The CGBF page has been scrolling posts from both points of view. One of my favorite has been a series by writer Kathy Dewez about her determination to “Un Grinch” herself and feel the true spirit of the season. …
Thanksgiving Haiku
So fellow travelers, walking the dog after an early Thanksgiving dinner, I caught the gorgeous colors of today’s sunset. While it’s early onset (we went out at 4:30pm) reminds me we will soon be walking in the darkness and cold of winter, today we walked in 60 degree sunshine, a gentle breeze carrying the sound …
Thoughts: About Paris
Reflections from a gifted writer and someone I am blessed to know as a friend. These are thoughts which, as Tom’s writings so often do, echo my own feelings and struggles. It filled my heart with gratitude and hope. I hope it brings like blessings to my readers too.
Zen Moment Haiku
So fellow travelers, we’ve had some spectacular sunsets. One benefit to the early onset of darkness is I get to catch these views on our afternoon walks. I send my love to our youngest daughter with that setting sun knowing its rising in Tokyo. Day ends in glory Fire edged front at sunset Joy from …
One more wish
So fellow travelers an early morning dog run revealed an unexpected treasure in our frost bitten yard. How blessed am I to be given these moments of Zen, the simple quiet reminders that darkness and fear always pass yet Light and Peace live eternally in our hearts. One dandelion Braves killing frost to bloom late …