Where grace seasons every moment
Just for yuks, I poked around in the archives of this blog this afternoon. It was interesting to see what was on my mind ten years ago around this time (my grandchildren) or on this day in 2008 (Westminster Abbey), the year I started this whole blogging gig. I time traveled through a number of... Continue Reading →
I wake, after a restless night with Molly who was experiencing some intestinal discomfort, to the expected white on the ground. Gerry seems excited "there's just enough to make the ground white" he says. He's less enthusiastic after shoveling the driveway and reporting on heavy slush under the pristine white covering and elects not to... Continue Reading →
It's gray, and the first day after the break in a long string of above seasonal temperatures. We're expecting the first snow of the season tonight. There's been a "special weather statement" issued but, in a world where everything seems to be an emergency and require some kind of special statement or another, I'm not... Continue Reading →
It's mid-October. Trees, recently adorned in all their fall splendor, are starting to look bare. There are more crispy leaves on the ground than there are on the trees. Amidst all the fall and Halloween decorations in yards people are putting up Christmas lights. They're already up on Main Street. To those of who hail... Continue Reading →
We’re driving toward a place where I haven’t been for 55-ish years. I don’t know exactly where it is, and it’s unlikely I’ll recognize it when and if we get there. The road undulates, like the surrounding countryside. I’ve told stories about trips my family took on such a road, though it was gravel not... Continue Reading →
It's early morning. Molly gifted both of us with a full night's sleep and I stand, feeling relatively refreshed, looking out over the top of the window blind in our dining area. A crescent moon and Venus shine brightly in the southeastern sky. Constants. There's a smattering of other lights—stars, or planets, or something else.... Continue Reading →
A Slice of Life 