author’s photo and garden April in Minnesota I see them everywhere, slicing the soft earth, slipping their speared tips skyward – stretching their spikes of green and purple. They emerge in regiments, in battalions, fighting for space with other newly forming species. The war is waged through rain and sun, through day and night; with […]
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“Why not follow the Danish example and bring more hygge into your daily life?” Imogen & Grandma enjoying a special moment. What do you know about Hygge? It seems some of us may be practicing the Danish concept of creating cozy spaces in which to savor life’s pleasures, even without knowing. The word is derived
Artwork titled: The Triumph of the Holy Innocents by William Holman Hunt, 1883. In the Catholic Church, on December 28th we pledge our devotion and commemoration of the Holy Innocents. These are the children who were slaughtered by King Herod as Jesus escaped the danger of Bethlehem. I have experienced my own brush with a
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