10/27/2016 - 00:00
One of my favourite feelings in all the world is to sing in a choir. It is also one of the luxuries I gave up when I decided to leave the city, move out west, and settle in the tiny town of Avola. I hum while I work in the kitchen. I have music in my head while I am digging in the garden. Read more
10/13/2016 - 00:00
Fire can be either man's best friend or worst enemy, and a fire can go from one to the other in a flash. We heat our homes, cook our food and enjoy a bonfire with family and friends. Harnessing fire is one of the main things that separates humans from animals. We can laugh at winter's chill. We can benefit from nature's resources. Read more
09/29/2016 - 00:00
I gave myself an assignment: Notice how I greet other people, how they greet me, how it feels and, whether or not, when and how I greet my Maker. Can I notice if He is calling to me? Read more
09/15/2016 - 00:00
I’ll admit it. Every September I reach for my copy of “Charlotte’s Web”. It is actually the first book I ever bought with my own money - for 35¢! Read more
09/01/2016 - 00:00
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy,” so the song goes. For many people, Labour Day weekend marks the end of vacation. Read more
08/18/2016 - 00:00
“To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have.” – Ken Keyes Jr.
It’s free every Tuesday.
Whenever I am in Brooklyn I deliberately set aside that day to go to the Botanical Gardens. Read more
08/04/2016 - 18:15
We celebrate births, weddings, holidays and achievements as special days and remember them on the anniversary. Read more
07/21/2016 - 00:00
The following little ditty seems to be quoted all over the place, yet we could find no source of original copyright or author attached.
Feeling footloose and frisky, a feather-brained fellow
Forced his fond father to fork over the farthings. Read more
07/07/2016 - 17:35
By Eleanor Deckert
When do you feel close to God? When does it feel like God is close to you? Now there’s a question! Read more
06/23/2016 - 04:25
By Eleanor Deckert
Sometimes I feel like a speck…
When I stand on a mountaintop and view rows and rows of mighty peaks, ancient glaciers, endless rivers, thunderous rock slides. Read more
