Thanks

My way of ending a very special Thanksgiving day is to share this favorite poem. Thanks by  W. S. Merwin Listen  with the night falling we are saying th…

Being Thankful: Annie, Shelby and the Cat Kingdom

Yes... every day I am thankful for our dog and cat kingdom at Martin Creek Gardens . Most of the time all of them live in harmony. They provide comp…

Being Thankful: Updike, Poetry, Loveliness

There are so many poems that express the process of late fall.  Even though we are not quite at this part of fall,  I love this poem because if does di…

Being Thankful: The Beauty of Apples

While exploring  the Methow Valley last week-end we discovered apples everywhere. They were still remaining on trees where we were staying. Others …

Being Thankful: Aspens

I don't ever remember aspens being around when I grew up in Kellogg. I remember maples and elms, but no aspens.  I don't know when I first n…

Being Thankful: Three Traveling Partners

We always try to plan a week-end getaway on Veteran's Day week-end. It is that time after first quarter, grades, and parent conferences. It is a …

Being Thankful :Billy Graham

Tonight we sat in our living room and were moved by thirty uninterrupted inspiring minutes of the ideals of  Billy Graham.  We both came to the concl…

Being Thankful: Billy Collins, A Table, and a Poem

I  Ask You  by Billy Collins What scene would I want to be enveloped in more than this one, an ordinary night at the kitchen table, floral wallpaper press…

Being Thankful: Flowers and More Flowers

Today I am thankful for the beauty of flowers. I woke up to our first snowfall today and knew that the days of picking fresh flowers had probably co…

Being Thankful: Home, Hearth, and Soup

Today I am thankful for home, hearth, and soup. On parent conference days at school we put in a twelve hour shift with conferences ending at 7:00 p.…

Being Thankful: Maples, Mountain Ash, Native Grasses

Today I am thankful for maples, mountain ash, and native grasses. While others  around us were experiencing the first snowfall,we bathed in the lovely…

Being Thankful: The Three Months of Autumn

The three things I am thankful for today are September, October, and November. September always represents new beginnings for me. New school year, ne…

Being Thankful

Each day up to Thanksgiving I will share three things I am thankful for each day. I could probably do this post every day until the new year and not…