Posts from ‘November, 2009’

My daughters keep bring home and introducing to me their friends. This is a good thing, because it expands my horizons and my pleasure in learning about other folks. One such person is my new friend Jeff, who is a vegetarian. Whenever he comes by the house he allows me to feed him and he [...]

Sue Monk Kidd | Anne Kidd Taylor I am riveted to reading this book.  This book is the next read in my lesson plan of life and it is a magnificent teacher.   It is not that I cannot put the book down and I need to stay connected, because I must keep setting it aside  [...]

What is a reasonable life for a tree? Does that idea change when considering what kind of tree one is contemplating? There are craggy trees by the side of the road abandoned but still bearing blossom and fruit. There are tenderly cared for orchards and trees neglected in city yards and greenways. Our city has [...]

Food as a Spiritual Practice By the age of 10, I had learned that when one eats what other folks have prepared for you to eat, and if you comment on it with some kind of pleasure, the rewards are profound.  I would have to say my brain lights up! By age 20 I had [...]