Photos That Freeze Time

"I love photos, because the best thing about a photo is that it never changes, even when the person in it does. "  Iambino This quote reminde…

Beginnings: The Ritual of Writing

I write every day. I write necessary documents for work. I write blog posts, samples to share with students, Facebook posts, and thoughts. Unfortunat…

Organizing 101: Savor the Little Things

I have been on a home/life organizing project this month. I am afraid to start the same project at school! I may never find  I have been reading and …

Amaryllis: The Showstopper Flower of Winter

I don't know what I did or how I did it, but I am now successful with growing amaryllis. These are things I learned in growing them: 1. It doesn&#…

A Winter Ten-Mile Road Trip

Today started out with sunshine and beautiful snow. It warmed up, clouded over, but remained snowy. We decided it was time to get the dogs out for a …

Words

Contentment Beauty Still Exquisite

Beginnings: Winter, Finally

"There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you. . . In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; onl…

Beginnings: Slowing Down

My body always tells me when I need to slow down. Often it is not the time I want to slow down. I went on a tear last week-end on my extreme home off…

Beginnings: Home Office Makeover, Part 1

I started weeks ago dreaming about how I wanted my home office to be redone. I didn't want to spent a lot of money. I also didn't want to do …

Beginnings: New Year, New Blooms

When the welcome sun appeared yesterday afternoon I grabbed my camera and headed for the greenhouse. It is difficult in winter to capture the beauty …

Beginnings: Life Unplugged

It was frutstrating during the thirty-six hours without the internet. I still don't know what caused the big outage in our area. It was also a bl…

Beginnings: Baby Steps

When we strive to make changes in our lives, whether it be simplifying, getting things in order, or redecorating a room we need to be cautious of not…

Simplicity

“Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.”  – Plato

Beginnings: Putting Order to Things

" When I cannot bear outer pressures anymore, I begin to put order in my belongings... As if unable to orgainze and control my life, I seek to e…

Beginnings: Ask Me

Ask Me Some time when the river is ice ask me mistakes I have made. Ask me whether what I have done is my life. Others have come in their slow way into my…

Beginnings: Creating a Space for Inspiration

"Space is important to writers . They need to carve out space and time to be creative. For many writers, where they create is as important to the…

Beginnings: Photography 101

I love to take photographs. I did much  pointing and shooting with my first digital camera. To get photos I was happy with I usually needed to take f…

Beginnings: Time to Think

My first week back to school after winter break was one that I eased into. Tuesday the students appeared well-rested and ready to be back. Our friend…

Beginnings: Taming the To-Do List

As I begin a new year I decided to reevaluate my organizational style. Sometimes I am really orgainzed, then other times things just fall apart. Does…

Beginnings: Hidden Beauty

Today I was dreading driving over a mountain pass to the other side of the county to serve on jury duty. I don't drive Sherman Pass much in the w…

Beginnings: Looking for Potential

"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched.  Maybe this year, to ba…