My friend gave me a book of poetry last month. It is entitled To Bless This Space Between Us (2007) by John O’Donohue. Wikipedia has this to say:John O’Donohue (1 January 1956 – 4 January 2008) was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker,[1] and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality…
Silent Sunday returns for 2026. What is Silent Sunday? Years ago, I posted only photographs from my archives once a week on Sunday. While these photos are captioned, there is no other text; just beautiful scenes to look at. I decided to bring Silent Sunday back because I miss posting my photos, and it was…
Yesterday morning, I had an eye appointment, so my husband offered to take me to breakfast first. We love going out for breakfast. But it was quite nippy, not just cold, but frigid. The car’s thermostat read -13 degrees. Yes! Thirteen degrees below zero! In some parts of the country, this degree of cold would…
We returned from Scotland last Sunday after two weeks of being abroad in this gorgeous country. It was a great trip with a lot of walking, hiking, and sightseeing, visiting Fort William, the Isle of Skye, Inverness, and Edinburgh. I hope to write more about it soon. I did accomplish a Medium.com article earlier this…
It’s been a busy week. I missed Poetry Friday last week because I traveled to the Twin Cities to go wedding dress shopping with my youngest son’s fiancée and her mom. She had two appointments on Saturday, and the first was early enough that I didn’t want to leave home at 5:30 a.m. to be…
I’m the type of person who looks for connections in life. From small moments of serendipity to unlikely strokes of fate, I look for events, words, places, and people to which I feel connected. We are getting ready to go to Scotland in October. For some reason, this trip has caused some trepidation in my…
This week, I planned to share the summer swaps from those I was paired with for the seasonal poetry exchange organized by the incredible Tabitha Yeatts. I will do so, but I am short one. I just mailed my last swap out and have yet to receive my last swap, too. So, that one will…
As many of you already know, I’ve been creating native gardens for bumblebees. This project started in February 2023 when I took a course from Pollinator Partnership to become a certified Pollinator Steward. The process ends when I make a community presentation on my habitat and the type of bees it is attracting. I plan…
Sharing my favorite plants as an avid gardener, week by week July 30th: Liatris or Blazing Star or Gayfeather One of my favorite plants is Liatris, or Meadow Blazing Star, also known as gayfeather. This plant is colorful and a magnet for pollinators, such as monarch butterflies. I’ve grown several varieties in my home gardens over…