Let It Go, The Lesson

Let It Go, The Lesson

The other day I was witness to two very young girls flying around the beach, arms out like birds, singing over and over again at the top of their voices; “Let it go! Let it go!” They seemed to me to embody so much joy that I stood rooted, captivated, and just watched...
Cruisin’

Cruisin’

The Beginning Many folks celebrate wedding anniversaries, which is a nice tradition. Especially for the woman if she gets nice gifts to go along with it. My husband and I just celebrated what we consider is even more important, the 50 the anniversary of our first...
Christmas Traditions

Christmas Traditions

Christmas traditions I love Christmas. I love the sparkles that light the nights here on our island and the sparkles that light a child’s eyes. Sometimes, the sparkle can be bigger than one expects, like the time a holiday sparkle almost lit our house on fire, but...
It’s Grand to Have The Grands

It’s Grand to Have The Grands

 “It may be that when we no longer know which way to go that we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is one that sings.” – Wendell Berry The Grands It’s truly grand to have the grands. Two of our families came...
Time Flies and Cherry Pies

Time Flies and Cherry Pies

“Time does not exist in any absolute sense. It is simply a way of measuring the change that occurs in anything that has been born in the universe’s life.” —Albert Einstein Time Flies I have a theory about time. It goes something like this: just to make math simple,...