Category Archives: Change

A Sliver of Light

Posted on November 12, 2016 by

Following this debilitating post-election week, I found myself aching for solitude and solace. The autumn day is sunny and bright, with few white clouds slowly drifting across the pale blue sky. Below, sun rays brighten the dwindling yellow, orange, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Gifts, Grace, Gratitude, Mother Nature, Mystery, Peacefulness, Simplicity | 12 Comments

Those Ten Pounds – Three Months Later

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

Remember those ten pounds I talked about three months ago that transformed into my wake-up call? The pounds that caused my A1C (a 3-6 month average of blood sugar levels) to elevate high enough that my doctor put me on … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Gifts, Grace, Gratitude, Health | 8 Comments

Gratitude

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

Gratitude For time to cherish a lovely autumn day on a country road with a good dog, equally as appreciative.   

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Talent – A Book Review

Posted on August 11, 2016 by

I enjoy writing book reviews for Story Circle Network for so many reasons: I keep up with the latest books by women indie writers; the reviews support the finest Book Review site on the internet for these well- written books … Continue reading →

Posted in A Wonderful Book, Book Reviews, Change, Compassion, Courage, Grace, Kindness | 2 Comments

Crikey, It’s Only Ten Pounds!

Posted on August 9, 2016 by

Twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Horrified, I opened the door into this disease to understand it. I learned, for starters, that I had to begin eating differently and that I had to exercise regularly. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Change, Compassion, Grace, Health, In the Kitchen | 10 Comments

The Cat’s in the Cradle

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

I walk past my oldest antique, a cradle that my grandmother, Edna Cartwright Davis, born in the late 1800s, slept in as an infant. When she grew out of it, someone carried it upstairs into an attic where it remained … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal friends, Bovina Center, NY, Stories, Change, Childhood, Family, Friendship, Grace, Quilts | 5 Comments

Welcome, Beau!

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

He’s about a year old, this sweet, small, yet long-legged Beagle mix. He’d been found sick and starving by a woman two counties away who’d contacted our Humane Society to ask for help with him when her own county could … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal friends, Bovina Stories, Change, Friendship, Grace, Gratitude | 8 Comments

A Small Quilt with a Big Life Lesson

Posted on March 4, 2016 by

Remember the days of balancing: raising young children, holding a full-time job, laundry, meals, and the myriad of other responsibilities we juggled and somehow it all worked out? Today I was gazing at the small wall hanging I made decades … Continue reading →

Posted in Bovina Stories, Change, Peacefulness, Quilts, Simplicity | 3 Comments

Opening a New Chapter in Life

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

  This morning my youngest daughter, Susan, left on the first leg of her move to California, where she will open a new chapter in her life. A new job, a new unknown-as-yet-to-her state to live in, some long-time friends, … Continue reading →

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A Peaceful Place

Posted on January 28, 2016 by

Two decades ago, in my fifties, life brought a curve ball so profound that it took most of the decade to work through. My children were grown, I was single, and I ached for a place to find peace. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Mystery, Peacefulness | 7 Comments